A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Photos – Walking through a Crossrail tunnel
London Underground
Hundreds of adverts on the London Underground have been taken over by activists protesting the mass deportation of asylum-seekers Indy100
Northern line extension to Battersea tunneling to start soon IanVisits
The elected mayor of Watford has confirmed that work has stopped on the Metropolitan Line extension. Watford Observer
New entrance proposed for Stratford tube station IanVisits
A look at unexpected station closures on the District line Diamond Geezer
Drivers on London Underground have launched a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the “forced displacement” of staff, which will cause disruption to tube services. Telegraph
Crossrail / Elizabeth Line
Momentum for the mega deck to be built over the Crossrail depot in the new Old Oak and Park Royal development in west London has slowed New Civil Engineer
More evidence has been published that Crossrail is pushing up property prices with values up more than 40% since it as announced in 2007. Property Wire
Mainline/Overground
Many more Southern trains than promised are travelling without a second member of staff, the RMT union has claimed. BBC News
Wi-fi roll out across Southeastern trains on track as supplier chosen to install technology Local Times
More than 160 people were stopped from boarding a late-night train from London Euston to Northampton due to anti-social behaviour. Watford Observer
A rail company has said roster errors and staff sickness are to blame for cancelled trains, not a strike by a dozen drivers. BBC News
Stretch of line in Lewisham, south-east London, is being ‘completely rebuilt’ after freight train accident on Tuesday morning The Guardian
Smoke pours from train in south London ITV
Faster trains between Peterborough and London King’s Cross on horizon as track improvement project reaches milestone Peterborough Today
New entrance and redevelopment for Hackney Wick station IanVisits
Passengers have been warned to expect disruption this summer at London Waterloo BBC News
HS2 has appointed former Olympic delivery manager Mark Thurston as chief executive Construction News
DLR
A man suffered burns to his face when he was sprayed with a corrosive substance after a row at a DLR station. Standard
DLR train travelling to Woolwich Arsenal stuck under the Thames for more than an hour News Shopper
Miscellaneous
Less than half of Eduardo Paolozzi’s Tottenham Court Road tube mosaics have survived iNews
Sadiq Khan’s claim that he was unable to freeze all fares for commuters has been cast into doubt as documents emerged showing that TfL suggested the move was possible. Standard
The University of Edinburgh will be holding a public symposium to decide what to do with the remnants of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s murals for Tottenham Court Road Underground station. SI News
Residents angry after trees cut down but ‘eyesore’ litter left near Hampton Wick station Local London
A woman who asked a couple to stop having sex on a Northern Line train was spat at and physically assaulted LBC
And finally, Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans predict disaster on Albert Square as they spot the mysterious ‘train of doom’ The Sun
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The image above is from June 2015: Photos – Walking through a Crossrail tunnel
