A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Inside Shoreditch’s Disused Tube Trains
London Underground
Piccadilly Line’s Night Tube troubles could continue until end of the year after unions warn of driver shortage CityAM
Tube drivers will go on a 24-hour strike across the entire London Underground network in a row over working conditions. BBC News
London Underground workers to be tagged with proximity alerts Construction Index
Trials of an alternative fuel on the underground have heralded a ‘significant’ reduction in emissions of particulate matter AirQualityNews
Crossrail / Elizabeth line
Breaking the glass ceiling: MTR hires more female train drivers for Crossrail services in London SCMP
A look at Crossrail’s Liverpool St Station ticket hall IanVisits
Every component in Crossrail will be digitally tracked via an intricate 3-D model IEEE Spectrum
Soho vs. Crossrail: How audio post in London dealt with the noisy neighbours TVTechGlobal
A look at the Canary Wharf station Diamond Geezer
Mainline / Overground
Southeastern are adding 5,000 additional seats to morning peak services to London as part of carriage rise Local Times
Commuters are set to benefit from additional trains as part of c2c’s timetable as it improves services for Barking passengers. B&D Post
Transport for London has confirmed plans to “review of the role of ticket offices” at London Overground stations. MayorWatch
Improvements to Coulsdon South train station on the cards as part of £30million plan Local London
After waiting to hear back from Sadiq Khan, campaigners for a train station in Camberwell say trying to find a commitment in his response was ‘like reading tea leaves’. Southwark News
Virgin East Coast to auction empty first-class seats to standard ticket buyers The Guardian
The main rail line from East Anglia into London is to be closed for ten days over Christmas ITV
Miscellaneous
An experiment is under way that will soon see heat from tube train tunnels being used to heat homes and businesses around parts of Islington. IanVisits
Electrocuted railway cleaner was reported to company supervisor as ‘liability’ after previous incident of falling from train, court hears Get Surrey
Access denied: wheelchair metro maps versus everyone else’s The Guardian
Croydon student drunkenly walked down a London Underground tunnel to his death in tragic accident Croydon Advertiser
The maximum fares for travel in London Diamond Geezer
And finally, Meet the textiles team designing for Crossrail and the tube The Guardian
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Image above is from Sept 2015: Inside Shoreditch’s Disused Tube Trains
