A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
There’s a garden inside a tube station ticket office
London Underground
Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport has come under fire after “temporarily pausing” plans to buy more Jubilee and Northern line trains. Evening Standard
Person killed after being hit by Tube train at Leytonstone Evening Standard
Crossrail / Elizabeth line
BBC London’s transport correspondent Tom Edwards walked down the Crossrail tunnels BBC News
Elizabeth Line train rollout stalls on Liverpool Street to Shenfield route CityAM
Mainline / Overground
RMT union claims doors opened on both sides of train during strike Evening Standard
South Western Railway has announced a programme of refurbishment and improvement on 172 of its Class 444 and Class 450 Desiro trains. RTM
Woolwich Arsenal station re-zone plans rejected by London Mayor News Shopper
Miscellaneous
A Church Army employee has completed an “exhausting” challenge of visiting each London Underground railway station in one day, after being inspired by a ministry which helps homeless women. Christian Radio
Scientists analysed photos we take on the tube and found a disturbing trend Independent
Herbs in plant pots for Wanstead tube station commuters Local Guardian
A new mother has thanked staff at Waterloo Station who helped her when she gave birth to a baby boy at the busy railway terminus last month. SE1
And finally, a pub called London Underground in Iowa, USA is getting a grant to restore its building Ames Tribune
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Image above is from June 2017: There’s a garden inside a tube station ticket office
