A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Station redevelopment plans unveiled in Northwood – but neighbours fear the construction work will make it a ‘no-go’ zone Watford Observer
TfL’s Night Tube owl logo signs arrive on London’s Underground… and they’re a hoot CityAM
Crossrail
Lorry driver faces court over death of cyclist who was hit by Crossrail truck Evening Standard
Mainline/Overground
Upgrade to London’s busiest rail station now critical says watchdog London TravelWatch
Southern funny man who cracks up commuters nominated for train driver award Local Guardian
Victoria train chaos was caused by carriages which unhooked from each other Evening Standard
Campaigners have renewed calls for a second Brighton mainline rail route, which they say would reduce “bottlenecks” at East Croydon. Local Guardian
DLR
Almost 700 workers on the DLR are to be consulted on whether to take industrial action over changes to working practices. BBC News
Miscellaneous
Repairing Terence Cuneo’s painting of Waterloo station National Railway Museum
The original script for recording Central Line train announcements. Emma Clarke
A commuter on the Northern line has captured a heart-warming video which proves that Londoners aren’t that miserable after all. HuffPo
And finally, there was a girl on the Central Line with a pet raccoon @joeinnes
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The image above is from June 2013: Tube Maps made from Lego go on display in stations
