Newington station, and folks would hike up to Pearson’s store next to the station for a soda pop. The train would pull into the station, passengers would get on and get off, just like commuters ...

Suitcases turn into train cars; bookcases come alive; mobile staircases whirl as if in a living Escher print. Music by Imogen Heap and movement by Steven Hoggett create their own pinch-me moments.

Image: TfL It may be known as the longest station name in London, but for the best part of a year, Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) DLR station will be struck off the map. The station closes on ...