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How do you get from Custom House to Tottenham Court Road in 20 minutes? The Elizabeth line has transformed how we get around London. Here's how it helped make half term accessible for one typical Northern family

Spoiler: it’s the Elizabeth line.

Cafe Bar area onboard the LNER Serenza train

New digital screen design on the Serenza train

New first class seating design on the LNER Serenza

New standard class seating design in red for the LNER Serenza

@lner.co.uk has unveiled a stunning new interior design for its forthcoming Class 897 'Serenza' trains.

The CAF-built fleet will feature an all-new interior designed for comfort and speed, with redesigned seating, storage areas and a host of new features.

transportdesigned.com/lner-unveils...

Aah, thanks very much! It's a labour of love. First draft of the GBR concept map is ready - will ping it over to you for feedback!

What's new in the latest version of our network map for Northern? - Transport Designed We've updated Northern's network map, and introduced a range of new features to help guide customers in their journeys across the North

🗺️ What's new in the latest version of our network map for Northern?

✅ Fully updated to reflect the December 2025 timetable change
✅ New service patterns reflected across the North East
✅ Other operators and connections better represented

transportdesigned.com/whats-new-in...

Trackside Transformation A book documenting the architectural evolution of British Mainline Railway Stations (1923-1947)

ICYMI - A new book about mainline railway station architecture from the Grouping era 1923-47 by @artdecomagpie.bsky.social (photography) and me (words). Pre-order for a discount: www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
More details about what's included: thebeautyoftransport.com/2026/01/04/i...

That was a quick rollout!

There's a new timepiece in town.
Rail Clock is a masterclass in meaningful simplicity.

Read all about it👇

transportdesigned.com/theres-a-new...

The inside track on the creation of the ever-so-pretty (and substantially more useful) new Northern network map. Fascinating stuff. Designers are so clever.

Introducing Northern's new network map - Transport Designed Find out how we redesigned Northern's network map with clarity, consistency and connections in mind

👋 Introducing Northern’s new network map...

🗺️ Find out how we redesigned Northern's network map with clarity, consistency and connections in mind 👇

transportdesigned.com/introducing-...

NS opens train station campsite for students who couldn't find living space NS will set up a campsite at Utrecht Central Station for first-year students who weren’t able to find accommodation in the city in time for the university’s orientation period next month. Twenty first...

⛺️ An absolutely stunning little piece of PR courtesy of NS in the Netherlands:

nltimes.nl/2025/07/30/n...

Matt Harrison in an orange hoodie posing for a gratuitous selfie in front of a LNER train at Leeds station

Getting ready to ‘Azuma’ down to London with @lner.co.uk on a very special mission. But more to come on that later…

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This station...simply 🤌

A small minibus stands outside Manchester Victoria railway station. The bus is bright yellow, with a red roof, and on its bonnet there's a prominent cartoon of a bee. The station entrance is on the left just behind some taxis, and behind the minibus in the distance we see double decker buses in orange or green.

#OnThisDay in 1987, the Bee Line Buzz Company started operations in deregulation era Manchester. Its little minibuses made a big impact, but competition was strong and it had disappeared from the region's streets within ten years.

Amsterdam Sloterdijk, wat een joekel toch

Snowhill Lane Bridge, M6, by Jen Orpin, Manchester-based artist who paints a lot of motorways.

(With thanks to @groomb.bsky.social )

Agreed! 😍

Excellent!

Home studio setup for Transport Designed Talks podcast

🎙️ Podcast…now loading!

Stay tuned for updates 👇

transportdesigned.com/talks

A pleasure to add you to the list! ✅

Oh, thought you were on it already! Correcting that now... 😀

BR Passenger Timetable from 1984, showing red double arrow in two point perspective on a yellow background

So pleased that I managed to get hold of a copy of the 1984 BR Passenger Timetable today, courtesy of @motgm.uk.

Beautiful use of linear two-point perspective and referenced in the excellent book by @doublearrow64.bsky.social, my copy even came with bookmark and pullout map!

Those skylights are lovely! 😍

Nice! Wonder why some of them have yellow painted fronts though, and others don't?

A simply stunning piece of writing from @danielhwright.bsky.social over on @thebeautyoftransport.com - the 'Major Stations' icons which simply refuse to die.

Pandora's Box has been opened - I suspect they'll be around in all kinds of official/unofficial capacities for a looooong time to come.

To celebrate the kindness of 1000 BlueSkyers following these witherings, I’m sharing with you some pics of a surprise visit to London’s #DesignMuseum (after last weeks book launch) which encompass many subjects I post about like transit, telecommunications, typography and good old radio. Thanks all!

If you get on the Victoria Line you might find yourself in a special train carriage. TFL has collaborated with PlayStation installing a brand new PS5 moquette.

The design features a fun maze, encouraging passengers to play as they travel. The carriage will be available until Jan 7th

Elizabeth Line seat moquette

In honour of Go-Ahead winning the contract to operate the Elizabeth Line from May 2025…

…here, have some lovely purple seat moquette.

Photos from the beautiful 70s modernist Vienna metro, which looks like it could have come out of a Dieter Rams catalogue

GWR ‘Be Spon-Train-Eous’ campaign showing a green train going over a viaduct in the style of a painting

👋 Hello to our new followers here on Bluesky! 🦋

Here, have some lovely artwork from GWR, who have been running their ‘Be sponTRAINeous’ campaign throughout 2024.

It’s designed to encourage spontaneous day trips with GWR’s range of advance single tickets.

gwr.com/spontraineous

Great to have you on board - duly added to our Starter Pack!