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A history of Pubs on the London Underground

A history of Pubs on the London Underground

London Underground

After nine-month closure, repaired tube lift ‘a crumbly box of doom’ Islington Tribune

The Piccadilly Tube Line has been hit with major delays after half its trains were taken out of service as wet leaves on the track damaged their wheels. BBC News

24-hour tube gives nearby homes 10% uplift says data consultancy Estate Agent Today

RMT calls for urgent talks with rail bosses as travel chaos continues ChiswickW4

Man arrested over racist ‘P***mon’ stickers found on Tube network Standard

TfL issues £4.8m flooring contract for Piccadilly Line rolling stock RTM

Big screens in Canary Wharf dimmed following complaints Wharf

Crossrail / Elizabeth Line

London’s Night Tube service could be extended to Crossrail MayorWatch

Electricians down tools on Crossrail site Construction Enquirer

Prince William in Derby – future King visits city train-maker Bombardier Derby Telegraph

TfL has spent nearly three-quarters of a billion pounds on land and property for the Crossrail scheme. Development Finance

Crossrail art goes on display IanVisits

Mainline/Overground

Southern rail drivers vote to strike in run up to Christmas CityAM

Southern rail operator launches legal action in attempt to stop strike The Guardian

Thameslink blasted over poor rail service – voted worst performing in the country Bedford Today

Test trains launched on Oxford to London Marylebone link RTM

London mayor pledges to protect Caterham and Tattenham Corner train lines Surrey Mirror

HS2 planners ‘incompetent’ and failing to deal fairly with land owners, CLA says FarmingUK

Miscellaneous

Old Gatwick Express trains could be used to relieve overcrowding in Wales WalesOnline

Rail passengers warned of Christmas disruption ITV

An important public sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi, located outside Euston station, is at risk of decay because neither the Network Rail nor its leaseholder would take responsibility for it. ArtNet

Bond Street tube station’s private tunnel to Selfridges IanVisits

Explore Tube-style map of Huddersfield pubs Huddersfield Examiner

The Sun unpublished and corrected a story that suggested a train driver crashed his train near Paddington because he had been fasting for Ramadan. iMediaEthics

And finally, the annual Xmas Quiz from London Reconnections

The image above is from December 2014: A history of Pubs on the London Underground

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