A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London’s Lost Pneumatic Railways
London Underground
Tube passengers have been held up by delays caused by faulty brakes more than 8,000 times in the past 10 years, new figures show. Standard
The number of times passengers were stopped from entering London Underground stations because of overcrowding rose 3% in a year. BBC News
Mobile coverage coming to London Underground… but only for 999 services Ars Technica
Night Tube to be expanded to extra line within weeks of launch Standard
New tube maps printed Diamond Geezer
Crossrail / Elizabeth Line
Brent Council have welcomed plans for a Crossrail link to Wembley and Old Oak Common which emerged from a Local Plan consultation. Get West London
Consultation opening for proposed cycleway along A4 in time for Crossrail Burnham Advertiser
Station to station: the architects behind Crossrail. Archinect
Rail users are up in arms over fines being handed out to anyone in the station’s drop-off zone while Crossrail work is carried out Get West London
Mainline/Overground
Commuters stage fresh protest at Brighton station on eve of 24-hour walkout Standard
The Aslef train drivers’ union has dropped its fight against longer trains on Gatwick Express. BBC News
South West Trains receive more complaints about late trains than packed carriages Local Guardian
A brand new Thameslink train has made its maiden voyage, but it didn’t depart on time. Juice Brighton
Miscellaneous
A Study In Sussex part 13: Norwood Junction London Reconnections
London photographer turns Tube commuters into 16th-century-style portraits Telegraph
And finally, London commuter brings his own armchair onto the Tube Express
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The image above is from Nov 2012: London’s Lost Pneumatic Railways
