- 1 October
- 1860 – Victoria station opens as the terminus of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
- 1868 – St Pancras station opens as the London terminus of the Midland Railway.
- 1868 – Metropolitan Railway extends from Paddington (Praed Street) to Gloucester Road.
- 1868 – London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opens line from Peckham Rye to Sutton via Streatham.
- 1868 – Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway opens between Wimbledon and Streatham.
- 1873 – London and North Western Railway starts the first sleeper service from London to Glasgow.
- 1877 – Metropolitan Railway extends from Hammersmith to Richmond.
- 1884 – Metropolitan Railway and District Railway start services between St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) and New Cross and New Cross Gate over East London Railway.
- 1956 – A crash of an RAF Avro Vulcan attempting to land at Heathrow airport in poor weather kills 4.
- 1962 – British Rail goods services between Highgate and High Barnet stations end.