A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…

Canals, spies & politics – the Crossrails that weren’t built

London Underground

Londoners choose Monday to work from home as Tube passenger numbers drop ITV

London Underground workers are set to receive an above inflation pay rise under the final year of a long-term agreement. Standard

Elizabeth line / Crossrail

Passengers evacuated from an Elizabeth line train in test operation

Mainline / Overground

Rail companies operating in south east London are advising passengers not to travel on their services tomorrow ahead of Storm Eunice’s arrival. Local London

HS2 | Challenges of building the UK’s longest railway bridge NCE (£)

A mainline rail line in West London will take part in a trial later this year, replacing its existing fleet of diesel trains with former London Underground trains that have been converted to run on batteries. ianVisits

Part-time rail commuters returning to the office as Covid rules ease are calling for an urgent overhaul of ticket pricing: they are annoyed that their cheapest option is to buy an expensive annual season ticket, in spite of the government’s pledge to make fares more flexible. FT (£)

Lorry smashes into London railway bridge leaving debris strewn across road ITV

All trains between Ipswich and London replaced with buses for next 5 weekends Suffolk Live

Brighton Main Line is set to close for nine days this weekend and Southern and Thameslink passengers are being advised to plan ahead. Sussex World

Gates are set to be moved around inside Finsbury Park station after passengers reported being overcharged while changing trains. Hackney Gazette

HS2 Euston shaft sinking contract tendered GEPlus

South Western Railway (SWR) is to restore services to pre-Omicron levels from 21 February, the company has announced. BBC News

DLR

The issue of the extension of the DLR to Thamesmead was raised in the House of Commons, although no commitments were offered to it being built. ianVisits

Miscellaneous

The Crown Prosecution Service has launched a high court challenge to the decision by a judge last year to let the Euston tunnellers walk free after their trial. The Guardian

TfL fares to rise by nearly 5% in two weeks time ianVisits

Is there a whiff of low politics about TfL fare rises for a Labour-voting city? Standard

And finally: Harrogate Borough Council paid £5,220 to install a Christmas snow globe at London’s King’s Cross station for two days, The Stray Ferret

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The image above is from Jan 2018: Canals, spies & politics – the Crossrails that weren’t built

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One comment
  1. Andrew Inglis says:
    20 February 2022 at 11:17 am

    Very informative . Thank you !

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