A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Man arrested after passenger ‘pushed in front’ of Tube at Kentish Town Independent
New glass canopy entrance opens at TCR tube station IanVisits
Bluetooth navigation for blind tested in Euston station The IET
Crossrail
Wandsworth council could pay £10k for Crossrail 2 advice as Balham vs Tooting Broadway battles on Local Guardian
Camden to get more say over HS2 and Crossrail 2 works in major DfT deals RTM
Crossrail has released photos of some of its tunnels, as they turn from digging tunnels to putting a railway inside the tunnels. IanVisits
Pictures: What is happening at the Shenfield Crossrail site as Christmas disruption looms? Brentwood Gazette
Mainline/Overground
Getting existing rail services right better than new routes – Chris Philp MP Croydon Advertiser
Go-Ahead Group has been awarded a new contract to continue running London Midland trains until October 2017. Telegraph
Network Rail has announced a £4.1m plan to improve passengers’ journeys on routes into London Bridge and London Victoria. Press Release
Commuters using South West Trains stations are set to benefit from double the current service on the Hounslow Loop from December 13. Get West London
The “shambolic” performance of train services between London and Norwich is set to be scrutinised by a panel of MPs. BBC News
DLR
A “multi modal” road bridge across the river which could also take DLR trains or trams is being explored for a proposed crossing at Thamesmead. South London Press
Miscellaneous
Transport for London has unveiled its new design bible, the ‘Design Idiom’. London Reconnections
An injured commuter has thanked the kind-hearted strangers who scrambled to her aid after she plunged into the gap while stepping off a train during the evening rush hour. Standard
And finally, Live Lobsters take the train to London Press Release
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The image above is from March 2014: Crossrail skeletons confirmed to have died of the Black Death
