M26 motorway the M26 at that time formed part of Ringway 4 and would have been designated as part of the M25. Construction of the first part of the M25 began in 1972 but before it opened, plans for the "London Orbital" motorway were modified to combine the southern and western part of Ringway 4 with the northern and eastern part of Ringway 3. To connect the two separate routes, which together were numbered as the M25, an additional section of road needed to be planned and the M25 route was diverted northwards from junction 5 to meet Ringway 3 at Swanley
R25 (London) Gospel Oak to Barking Line and a provision for a stop at Renwick Road (if needed) and states that a further extension across the Thames should be provisioned. R25 (London) R25 is a possible railway orbital around the Zone 3 area of London, England. The proposed line would use some existing lines by National Rail and London Overground. Issue 755 of "Rail Magazine" (20 August 2014) says that the Mayor of London has started consulting on a new Zone 3 orbital railway, the 'R25'. The nickname alludes to the M25 orbital motorway. The idea featured in news media when the