A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Unbuilt London: The City Terminus Railway
London Underground
A public consultation is opening to show off plans for a major upgrade of Camden tube station. IanVisits
The latest in a series of public art installations on the hoardings next to Southwark Underground Station has been unveiled. SE1
A mural of old maps is to transform the area under the railway bridges along Turnham Green Terrace, outside the tube station. ChiswickW4
If you enjoy sitting by the window when you travel by train, it’s increasingly likely that on the tube you can’t. Diamond Geezer
Mayor and TfL apologise for short notice given for Central line tube station closure Get West London
Major Victoria tube station upgrade opens to the public IanVisits
Crossrail / Elizabeth Line
Crossrail have been spotted testing out their new trains at Shenfield station during a mysterious visit in the early hours of the morning. Essex Live
A quarry that has been disused since 2008 could be filled in with rubble being excavated from the Crossrail project in London. Cambridge News
A major overhaul of Ilford Station will get underway early next year and Crossrail have released the latest pictures of the design. Illford Recorder
Mainline/Overground
Stop swanning about! Trains held as swan sits on line between Hampton Wick and Kingston Local Times
The High Speed 2 Phase One hybrid bill is now set receive Royal Assent in the second week of February, after complex negotiations in the House of Lords. New Civil Engineer
Govia Thameslink is seeking new drivers for the Southern network, which has seen months of strikes in a dispute with the unions. BBC News
A strike by conductors on the Southern rail network will still go ahead next week after the RMT was barred from ongoing talks, BBC News
Electrical work on Crossrail is being ripped-out following mistakes made with technical drawings. Construction Enquirer
90 minute train service from Dover to London ‘probably as fast as it can be’ admits transport chief ahead of south eastern rail franchise consultation Kent News
Enhanced Thameslink timetable is ‘unworkable’ say railway experts – which could scupper St Albans rail freight plans The Herts Advertiser
Campaigners trying to save two Victorian railway bridges from being demolished in south London are making a final plea for the plans to be scrapped. London Live
TfL Rail was the ‘best performing rail operator in the UK’ in November and December Illford Recorder
DLR
Dyer & Butler starts site work next month on an £8.2m contract with the DLR for the reconstruction of Custom House station Construction Index
Miscellaneous
RMT union boss denies plotting strike ‘stitch-up’ for commuters Standard
Hackney Council tells Network Rail: ‘Stop charging Shoreditch rents across the borough’ Hackney Gazette
British Army tests sending tanks through Channel Tunnel in case of Eastern Europe crisis The Telegraph
Brent Cross shopping centre sees Oyster card top-up machine installed by TfL after campaign Local Times
Woman spits at passengers on Tube because ‘she doesn’t like London’ Metro
And finally, Rail enthusiasts builds 45ft replica of Liverpool’s Lime Street Station in his house London Economic
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The image above is from October 2012: Unbuilt London: The City Terminus Railway
90 minute train service from Dover to London ‘probably as fast as it can be’ admits transport chief ahead of south eastern rail franchise consultation Kent News
Where did they get this figure from? St Pancras to Dover Priory is only 64 minutes currently.