A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
TV documentary about the Jubilee Line Extension
London Underground
People living next to noisy train lines could see the racket reduced by an innovative new quietening technique. Local Guardian
There’s an experiment taking place that might see old underground ticket offices turned into new potted gardens. IanVisits
London terror attacker Khuram Butt reportedly worked at Westminster Tube station Telegraph
The upgrade works at Victoria tube station took another step towards completion, with the opening of a new pedestrian tunnel last week. IanVisits
Competition between the City and Canary Wharf, Conservative party politics and the rise and fall of one of the world’s largest property developers all helped define the Jubilee line as we know it today. London Reconnections
Mainline/Overground
C2c have been named as the best performing train operator in the UK during May. East London Advertiser
Rail groups in Suffolk and Essex have spoken out over claims commuters were left urinating in bottles on a packed Greater Anglia train. East Anglian Daily Times
Greater Anglia shows off mock-up of InterCity trains for London route East Anglian Daily Times
Miscellaneous
Man banned from King’s Cross and Euston stations over verbal abuse Ham&High
Maksymillian Knapik damaged trains and railway infrastructure costing £73,000 Ealing Today
And finally, the history of Sheffield Wednesday has been turned into a London Underground map The Star
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The image above is from Sept 2016: TV documentary about the Jubilee Line Extension
