Featured in the Future Transport London Newsletter July 2026 Since the extension of the Elizabeth line to Heathrow passenger numbers on the Heathrow Express (HEX) have plummeted – there are now an average of 80 passengers on each 460-capacity train. A recently published position paper from Future Transport London1 suggests that this is an inefficient use of the heavily used lines out of Paddington and that the contract, which expires in 2028, should not be renewed. The Elizabeth line...

Featured in the Future Transport London Newsletter July 2026 The scheme put forward by business group Camden Town Unlimited in 2023 to open an elevated public park and greenway from Camden Town to King's Cross alongside the North London rail line has been ‘paused’. The proposal was to make use of currently disused railway land alongside the live railway. Future Transport London objected to the scheme principally because the land is likely to be needed in the future to increase the capacity...

Featured in the Future Transport London Newsletter July 2026 By Neil Roth Future Transport London had been campaigning (notably in Camden New Journal) for years against the proposed ‘temporary’ Camden Highline walkway, the collapse of which was announced on 12th May 2026. It was a campaign on which all members are agreed: that the two, currently disused North London Line (NLL) tracks between Camden Road station and York Way, should be returned to railway use instead. What cost-effective...