A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Double-deck trains proposed for Waterloo station lines
London Underground
A Dagenham-based farm has opened London’s first fruit and veg stall inside a Tube station. B&D Post
Dagenham Farm has opened a fruit and veg stall in a London Tube station selling produce grown within a mile Fruit Net
The Tube will have 4G mobile signal from 2019 with new Transport for London plans CityAM
Sainsbury’s says proposals for the Bakerloo line extension will halt its plans to invest millions in its planned regeneration scheme for New Cross Gate. South London Press
The original project architect of Southwark Tube station has backed the Twentieth Century Society’s attempt to overturn Historic England’s decision not to list it. Building
Highbury and Islington station could soon be better a new additional entrance, if plans to redevelop a long empty site owned by TfL go ahead. IanVisits
Union reports Tube staffing ‘crisis’ as hurt passenger waited 30 minutes for aid BT
Last summer, you may remember, TfL printed a tube map with a mistake on it. Diamond Geezer
Crossrail / Elizabeth line
Crossrail has revealed cost overruns of £1bn on completed major contracts on the job. Construction Enquirer
Mainline / Overground
Southern Rail says it can’t rule out Croydon stations being part of a project which could see motorists’ cars clamped if they fail to pay parking fines at its car parks. Croydon Advertiser
A rail workers’ union has called for “urgent intervention” by the transport secretary to help resolve the Southern Rail dispute. BBC News
Southern Rail operator Go-Ahead Group’s woes deepened today as it lost a major chunk of its business running trains out of London’s Euston station. Standard
Permission has been given for the London Overground to be extended to a new housing development at Barking riverside. IanVisits
Landslide risk missed by Network Rail – despite previous incident at the same spot Watford Observer
Severe delays on South West Trains follow chaos on Monday with 10 platforms at UK’s busiest station shut for rebuilding The Guardian
Taylor Woodrow named as successful bidder for White Hart Lane station revamp Enfield Independent
Dedicated family-friendly carriage being trialled by Chiltern Railways to help keep kids entertained this summer holidays. Travel Daily News
Miscellaneous
Over 11,000 crimes were committed on the Tube and Overground last year which is an increase of six per cent, official figures have revealed. Local Guardian
A look at the transport hole in Camberwell Diamond Geezer
Beleaguered rail commuters forced to endure delays caused by works at London Waterloo had more misery heaped on them by a swan. BBC News
Photos from the abandoned Highgate station IanVisits
A newly refurbished 25-tonne Eurostar power car has been delivered to the National College for High Speed Rail in Doncaster. Insider Media
Man Vs Tube: Runners Try To Beat London Underground Train To Next Stop LBC
And finally, Japan is getting a cat café train Food & Wine
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Image above is from Nov 2014: Double-deck trains proposed for Waterloo station lines
