Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/11 December

1844 – A boiler explosion on a goods train from Bricklayers Arms kills the driver and fireman and damages the timber viaduct near New Cross.
1984 – A driver of a Metropolitan line train dies when he runs into the rear of another train in fog near Kilburn.
2011 – District line services from Earl's Court to Kensington (Olympia) are reduced to weekend operations only.