London’s weekly railway news

This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…

The image is from a December 2014 article: Photos from Crossrail’s huge Stockley flyover

London Underground

It’s now possible to use Google Street View to remotely visit a load of central London’s busiest tube stations. ianVisits

Another tube map typo Diamond Geezer

Transport for London (TfL) has dropped its investigation into how it could introduce driverless trains on the London Underground. ianVisits

Elizabeth line

The Elizabeth line now has mobile phone coverage throughout the tunnelled sections, and coverage will go live on other parts of the London Underground shortly. ianVisits

Mainline / Overground

Residents fear that a new rail bridge crossing East Croydon station won’t be able to cope with crowds resulting from the area’s growing population. Local London

In defence of the London Overground rebrand New Statesman

Fewer London commuters slowed growth at the company behind Great Western Railway and the Heathrow Express, as delays and cancellations became more frequent during its latest financial year. CityAM

Plans to reopen an old freight railway in West London as an extension of the London Overground have advanced, with the current stage of planning for the project nearing completion. ianVisits

Network analyst firm Streetwave has surveyed UK mobile coverage and mobile broadband speeds along the East Coast Mainline – as operated by LNER, which found that passengers can face “hours without mobile coverage access” while travelling between London and Edinburgh. ISP Review

The two giant tunnel boring machines that will soon dig the HS2 rail tunnels between Euston and Old Oak Common are now being assembled ahead of tunnelling starting next year. ianVisits

Residents fear that a new rail bridge crossing East Croydon railway station will not be able to cope with crowds resulting from the area’s growing population. South London Press

A planning application has been filed to build the delayed new railway station at Beam Park in east London, although formal approval to open it is still uncertain. ianVisits

DLR

Cutty Sark DLR station in Greenwich branded a ‘disgrace’ as broken escalators leave passengers forced to climb 121 stairs Standard

Miscellaneous

Two teenage boys have been charged after police officers were attacked with chemicals at a London railway station. LBC

A commuter who was fined £450 for not being able to show her railcard on a train has had all charges against her dropped. BBC News

A side street near Stratford station has gained a stand-alone train carriage in a small park — and it will soon open to the public. ianVisits

The Mayor of London has weighed in on the alarming rate of abuse and violence women and girls face while out and about in the capital. Metro

London cabbies look set to prosper from Old Oak Common HS2 transport hub Taxi Point

For the London Overground’s rebranding, most of the old signs were replaced with new ones, and rather than being scrapped, the old signs are now up for sale. ianVisits

A person has been taken to hospital with a “serious” head injury after an assault at Ilford station. Romford Recorder

Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault on the Elizabeth line. News Shopper

A woman who fell onto the tracks at a railway station wants to find the two men who pulled her to safety so she can thank them. BBC News

And finally: Avanti West Coast has rolled out a new low-alcohol beer aimed at curbing the number of drunken travellers having accidents during the festive season. Mirror

The image is from a December 2014 article: Photos from Crossrail’s huge Stockley flyover