A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The image above is from May 2019: Waterloo tube station reopens its Southbank entrance
London Underground
Tube workers to strike on Jubilee bank holiday dates at Euston and Green Park stations ITV
London Underground workers based at two Tube stations are to strike for one day over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend in a row over bullying. BBC News
Photos from Bank tube station’s huge new platforms ianVisits
Elizabeth line / Crossrail
Boris Johnson calls for ‘Crossrail 2’ to be built in London as Elizabeth Line completes ITV
First Crossrail engineering works will clash with Southeastern line closure 853
Yes, the Elizabeth line will always officially be called the Elizabeth line, never just Elizabeth. Diamond Geezer
Although a lot of CO2 emitting concrete was used in building the Elizabeth line, it could be carbon negative in as little as a decade ianVisits
City Hall watchdog opens probe into Sadiq Khan over Crossrail announcement pre-election Standard
Building the Elizabeth line – in photos ianVisits
Meet the Scots playing a key role in London’s revolutionary new Elizabeth line underground railway The Scotsman
Mainline / Overground
One of the youngest women to ever be elected to the council chamber has told how seeing her flat knocked down for the HS2 rail line had motivated her to get into politics. Camden New Journal
Calls for train services between North Wales and London to be reinstated to pre-pandemic levels Deeside
To mark the introduction of a new railway timetable, Grant Shapps MP has insisted his plan for a joined-up rail and bus network will “revolutionise” travel throughout the country. Welwyn Hatfield Times
Miscellaneous
Enfield MP visits Great Northern’s Hornsey depot Rail Advent
A man from Bournemouth has received a court bill of almost £400 for travelling on a train in London without paying the £62.30 fare. Bournemouth Echo
Over 230 mainline rail stations around London are to be brought into Transport for London’s contactless payments system over the next couple of years, ianVisits
A Russian banker today denied watching a woman as she used the toilets at a railway station. Daily Mail
Sadiq Khan: London desperate for commuters to return after Covid The Guardian
TfL has, just in time for the launch, released its latest tube map which now includes the Elizabeth line, along with a new sponsor and the London Overground extension. ianVisits
And finally: Two former London Underground train carriages that ran on the Isle of Wight could become a cafe and museum. BBC News
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The image above is from May 2019: Waterloo tube station reopens its Southbank entrance
Johnson will be livid when he finds out whose government ordered TfL to stop work on Crossrail 2.