A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Tube passengers left ‘screaming in terror’ as window ‘explodes’ on Piccadilly Line Evening Standard <– Or maybe they didn’t. Independent
Troubled Tufnell Park shopkeepers fear their businesses could collapse if a plan to shut the Tube station goes ahead. Islington Gazette
Summer Tube delays fall by 20%, according to TfL BBC News
The New Tube For London: The Driverless Train With a Driver London Reconnections
Man dies after collision with tube train at Archway Camden New Journal
Tube trains every 100 seconds with Jubilee line upgrade IanVisits
Crossrail
The man who’s setting the Crossrail style: Julian Robinson Evening Standard
A 1.3km long concrete pumping operation carried out by specialist sub-contractor Kelly Formwork on the Crossrail C310 project tunnel is being claimed as a new British record. NCE
Mainline/Overground
Southeastern blame criminal damage for Bickley station waiting room and toilets closure NewsShopper
Enfield council is lobbying Boris Johnson for funding to improve the aspect of six railway stations in the borough. Enfield Advertiser
Southeastern hopes to stamp out vandalism at Bexleyheath station News Shopper
Heathrow Express, the world’s most expensive railway, is cutting prices for the first time. Travel Weekly
Young woman stuck on empty train for five hours after falling asleep on way home Evening Standard
Miscellaneous
130th anniversary of the closure of Tower of London tube station IanVisits
Two men have been stabbed while travelling on a Tube train in north-west London. BBC
The RMT has hit out at the ‘disgusting and dangerous practice’ of trains dumping waste onto railway lines after a tomato plant was seen growing on the tracks. London24
An American author has published a book of children’s stories including a tale inspired by Elephant & Castle tube station. SE1
A three year old collapsed and died of a suspected sudden cardiac arrest in front of commuters at London Bridge station. LBC
Irish heartthrob Niall decided to ditch private transport and brave the London Underground Reveal <– How courageous of him.
A London Undergound-style map showing cycling routes in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot aims to boost tourism in the area Wales Online
Charity fundraisers at rail stations will face new regulations to tackle fraudulent collections Civil Society
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The image above is from July 2010: London Underground’s “secret” tube station
The Piccadilly window i can confirm was dealt with as you’d expect. A glance at the other 5 people in the carriage, a kinda half smile and then back to reading.
There was a brief yell but no one really cared