A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
London’s Brompton Road Tube station sold for £53m BBC News See inside IanVisits
Conditions for the Croxley Rail Link, which will create a “visible boundary” between Three Rivers and Watford were discussed at a council meeting. Watford Observer
A man was detained under the Mental Health Act after being hit by a Jubilee line train at Finchley Road Tube station. Ham & High
A popular coffee business which was threatened with closure due to the planned extension of Walthamstow Central station appears to have been saved after MP Stella Creasy intervened. Local Guardian
Tube Lines depot staff balloted for strike action London24
Crossrail
Custom House station takes shape as sections arrive on site. Construction Index
House prices show first signs of ‘Crossrail Effect’ Evening Standard
Mainline/Overground
Politicians warned London Midland about the potential problems at Watford Junction before the redevelopment took place, according to the town’s elected mayor. Watford Observer
Railways will receive only a fraction of the funding earmarked for the HS2 high speed rail project should it be scrapped, a report claimed. Evening Standard
A hawk has been spotted prowling the platforms at Paddington station. Evening Standard
ICE 3.0: Will New High-Speed Train Ever Make It to London? De Spiegel
Too little is being done to ease congestion and clear graffiti at Whitton station, Labour campaigners have claimed. Get West London
Train companies have been criticised for dumping toilet waste on the tracks at some of London’s mainline stations. BBC News
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin admits that the government is unlikely legislation to get the HS2 Bill through Parliament before the next election. The Spectator
Disability campaigners have warned plans to completely redevelop Tottenham Hale station do not take the needs of disabled people into account. Haringay Independent
Miscellaneous
Waitrose are to move into one of the historic buildings on the King’s Cross railway lands. Islington Tribune
Plaque is unveiled in memory of Moorgate Tube disaster victims Islington Gazette
TfL told a teenage boy he would have to do unpaid labour to get his Oyster card back after he leant it to his sister who in turn was handed an £80 fine for using it. Local Guardian
Four Londoners are planning to run the length of the Tube network for an epic fundraising challenge. Evening Standard
Driverless trains vital for lower fares and Tube investment Conservative Home <– Opinion piece
Is railway-station food finally getting good? The Guardian
A passenger who is continuously being overcharged at Stratford Tube station has been told by a local MP that his complaint is not valid. Local Guardian
Analysis: How St Pancras International changed travel retail Retail Week
Campaigners are calling for a forest garden to be laid out above the Braithwaite railway arches at the proposed Bishopsgate goods-yard complex. East London Advertiser
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The image above is from: A trip in Heathrow’s driverless transit system
