A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Man dies after being hit by a train while running away from the police in Willesden Green Brent & Kilburn Times
The Jubilee line is Londoners’ favourite on the Underground, according to a new survey of passengers. Evening Standard
LU to move bee hives as part of Battersea extension plans. TfL (pdf file)
A ginger cat – who has been nicknamed Oyster – managed to travel unaccompanied on the Victoria Line From Seven Sisters. LBC
The £600m contract to build the Northern line extension to Battersea has been delayed by several months, but all four shortlisted bidders remain in the running for the scheme. Construction News
Crossrail
Four chase £75m Crossrail Woolwich station fit-out Construction Enquirer
Pictured: Under the ground at Woolwich Crossrail station box ahead of Thames tunnel This is Local London
Mainline/Overground
Southeastern, which provides services between Kent, East Sussex and London has had its franchise extended. BBC News
First Capital Connect has named a train after a school in Potters Bar to commemorate its 400th anniversary. Local Times
Government-backed reports making the economic case for HS2 are like the “dodgy dossiers” that convinced MPs to back the invasion of Iraq, according to a leading rail expert. Camden Journal
Network Rail Infrastructure has started pretendering for alliance partners to deliver the London North East and East Midlands area improvement programme. Construction Enquirer
The UK should have faith in the £50bn HS2 rail project, a senior Tory and former deputy prime minister will urge. BBC News
Miscellaneous
How drunk were late-Victorian train drivers? Turnip Rail
80th anniversary of Northwood Hills tube station IanVisits
Men from London in their early 40s spend more time on jam-packed trains and roads than anyone in the UK – 42 days a year. Evening Standard
TfL’s former IT boss joins the MoD Computing
Travel Better London posters by McBess Creative Review
Transport for London is assembling an ambitious programme for the commercial development of its Underground stations and their surroundings Guardian
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The image above is from: The last Thameslink train from Moorgate