A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The Victorian proposal for a railway to Westminster Abbey
London Underground
Commuters on the Jubilee Line will get some good news this autumn as the Night Tube is set to extend to the line as early as October 7. GetWestLondon
Part of Charing Cross tube station is to close from next month for nearly a year as TfL revamps the rather tired 1970s decor of the ticket hall. IanVisits
What time does the Night Tube start? I ask because somebody thinks this is important. Diamond Geezer
Crossrail / Elizabeth Line
Tooting Broadway back on the table for Crossrail 2 but battle begins to save Tooting Market Local Guardian
For the second year running, the Costain Skanska Joint Venture team working on Crossrail’s Bond Street station project have won one of the programme’s top sustainability awards. Press release
Fresh photos from the Crossrail tunnels released IanVisits
A look at the Crossrail train patterns by Diamond Geezer
Mainline/Overground
Southern rail forced to fork out more hefty payouts as passengers suffer disruption, automatic refunds set to begin from next year CityAM
New officers to patrol Elstree and Borehamwood railway station Local Times
A £20m fund and a new review board has been unveiled in a bid to improve Southern rail services and “get to grips” with problems on its network. BBC News
Southern Railway will completely reinstate its inner-London services from Monday, Southwark News
Angry commuters are slamming the new London Bridge station saying the platforms are “too skinny” and signal failures have left them stuck on stationary trains. The Wharf
The Govial Thamesline strike set for 7 September has been called off CityAM
The government has officially put out an invitation to tender on the rail franchise currently run by London Midland. Citi Blog
Commuters between Oxford Parkway and London Marylebone will be the first to trial a new ticketless scheme to guarantee the cheapest fares. Oxford Mail
Miscellaneous
TfL will start trialling a new badge and a card, designed to help people who are less able to stand to find a seat on crowded bus, train and tube services. LBC
The railways are no longer just a man’s domain: meet the female train drivers The Guardian
Train fan Dave Lovering is back home in Exeter after achieving an unusual record – the first person to spend more than 24 hours travelling on the London Underground. Exeter Express
And finally, A tweet-printing machine shaped like the TfL roundel has been designed by Florian Dussopt to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Johnston typeface. DesignWeek
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The image above is from Feb 2014: The Victorian proposal for a railway to Westminster Abbey
