A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
A history of pubs on the London Underground
London Underground
The southern Bakerloo line extension will not go ahead, Sadiq Khan has warned. Southwark News
Moment man got stuck between a Tube train and the platform at west London Underground station after starting a fight with passengers Daily Mail
The company rolling out mobile phone coverage on the London Underground has signed its first two commercial contracts, with Three and EE. ianVisits
Elizabeth line / Crossrail
Armourer’s Court: Woolwich’s tallest building set to crown its Crossrail station 853
Mainline / Overground
Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. BBC News
Work to upgrade Crawley railway station is underway Planet Radio
Families ‘clobbered’ by cost of travelling home for Christmas, says Labour Mirror
Miscellaneous
Tfl worker faces jail for assaulting injured woman he found on Tube station CourtNews (£)
Heidi Alexander: Blow for Sadiq Khan as main transport aide quits City Hall Standard
The unbuilt plans for large hotels above South Kensington’s tube station ianVisits
TfL loses its lustre as Sadiq Khan’s battle for cash goes to extra time The Times (£)
It’s time to put away the toy trains and thrash out a deal for Transport for London CityAM
Runner completes mammoth journey between every Tube stop before finishing in Essex Essex Live
And finally: The six-year-old Tube buff who has visited all 272 stations on what drives his love of transport ITV
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The image above is from Dec 2014: A history of pubs on the London Underground
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