A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Night Tube map revealed – IanVisits. The spoof Poke. The night tube replacement bus service. Diamond Geezer
Green tiles have been removed from Sloane Square Tube station and people are angry Metro
Mainline/Overground
Commuters have called for a stench at a train station to be cleaned up after two months of no action. Enfield Independent
Train commuters get a preview of new Oxford Parkway station’s services to London This is Oxfordshire
Stranded travellers bedded down in London St Pancras station over night as a day of chaos in Calais brought Eurostar trains to a halt. Evening Standard
A woman and child have died after being struck by a train at Ealing Broadway. Ealing Today
Police are hunting a suspect after a commuter and railway ticket inspector had a substance thought to be acid thrown in their faces on a train in north London. HuffPo
‘Cycle superhub’ planned for Waterloo Station SE1
DLR
A Docklands Light Railway train has been given a colourful makeover in celebration of this year’s Pride in London Festival, Wharf
Miscellaneous
A Game Of Zones: Sir Peter Hendy to Leave TfL London Reconnections
Mock train crash staged in Bromley for training exercise BBC News
Police have released CCTV images after a pregnant woman was assaulted at Waterloo Underground Station. SE1
London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains BBC
THE owner of a humble station café rail bosses have said is “not trendy enough” has been landed with a 150 per cent rent increase. Croydon Advertiser
Impressive tent modelled after Tube train has returned to Glastonbury Festival Mashable
Why would an Android tube map app need access to your phone’s calendar? Eerke Boiten’s blog
…and finally, check out this London Underground inspired map of places to drink in Milton Keynes MKWeb
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The image above is from Nov 2013: Look out for a tube map decorated freight train
