Every story filed by Marcus Osei, who covers how London moves — Tube, buses, Overground, roads and cycling.https://thesmoke.london/en-gbhttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-harlesden-track-fault-spreads-severe-delays-down-the-whole-b/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-harlesden-track-fault-spreads-severe-delays-down-the-whole-b/The Lioness section has reopened with severe delays, while three further lines also carry severe delays.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:10:59 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-one-faulty-track-leaves-harlesden-and-two-other-stations-wit/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-one-faulty-track-leaves-harlesden-and-two-other-stations-wit/The Bakerloo and Lioness lines share a ten-station stretch through Harlesden, and their closures overlap at six of them.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:50:23 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-one-faulty-track-at-harlesden-shuts-sections-of-the-bakerloo/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-one-faulty-track-at-harlesden-shuts-sections-of-the-bakerloo/Track faults at five locations are hitting six lines, and the Elizabeth line has lost its Heathrow branch again.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:00:35 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-tfl-to-start-10-8m-brent-cross-flyover-repair-four-years-aft/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-tfl-to-start-10-8m-brent-cross-flyover-repair-four-years-aft/The Department for Transport money covers a first phase only, against the up to £50m TfL said in 2022 it was pursuing for the project.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:53:53 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-tfl-sends-jubilee-passengers-to-the-elizabeth-line-which-has/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-tfl-sends-jubilee-passengers-to-the-elizabeth-line-which-has/Five of the eleven Tube lines now carry delays, after the Central line slipped to minor delays from train cancellations.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:31:27 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-power-failure-at-paddington-cuts-elizabeth-line-to-heathrow/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-power-failure-at-paddington-cuts-elizabeth-line-to-heathrow/TfL is sending airport passengers to the Piccadilly line, while four of the eleven Tube lines run delays of their own.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:51:44 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-piccadilly-line-to-shut-between-cockfosters-and-uxbridge-for/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-piccadilly-line-to-shut-between-cockfosters-and-uxbridge-for/Only the Acton Town to Heathrow section keeps running, and the three replacement bus routes all sit outside central London.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:45:19 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-victoria-is-first-tube-station-scanned-by-btp-facial-recogni/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-victoria-is-first-tube-station-scanned-by-btp-facial-recogni/TfL's release publishes no results from the earlier King's Cross and Liverpool Street deployments, and names no other station to follow.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:28:30 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-tfl-puts-london-s-cycleway-network-at-450km-longer-than-the/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-tfl-puts-london-s-cycleway-network-at-450km-longer-than-the/The network grew by an average 36km a year over the decade, and by 35km in 2024/25 alone.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:25:29 GMTTransporthttps://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-two-croydon-tram-sections-stay-shut-as-engineering-runs-to-3/https://thesmoke.london/story/2026-08-14-two-croydon-tram-sections-stay-shut-as-engineering-runs-to-3/The Reeves Corner to East Croydon closure has cut the Wimbledon branch off from the town centre since 6 August.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:28:14 GMTTransport