A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Scottish bank notes refused on London Underground Scotsman <– The comments correct the article — Scottish banknotes are not legal tender.
Investigation under way after Tube train collision BBC News
Anger as students’ rainbow mural ‘advert’ is painted over at Archway tube station Islington Tribune
Londoners overwhelmingly support calls to ban strikes unless more than half the workforce votes for them, a poll reveals. Evening Standard
Magnum ice cream have wrapped a Central line tube train with an advert The Drum
Crossrail
Union activists are set to hold demonstrations across the Crossrail project if they are not given a greater role in the management of safety. Construction Index
Mainline/Overground
Rare ale tankards and pipes used by drinkers in London more than 650 years ago have been unearthed near the city’s oldest railway station. Daily Mail
In Pictures: A look Around King’s Cross London Reconnections
North Kent MPs have called on “skanky” Southeastern to speed up the refund process for disgruntled commuters. News Shopper
The future of Euston station continues to hang in the balance amid concerns from campaigners that the interests of private developers and property speculators are winning over senior political figures. Ham&High
Miscellaneous
Man Forced Off Train To Withdraw Cash For Thieves LBC
Man arrested on train tracks at Becontree station B&D Post
Misplaced TfL Twitter horse meat joke London24
Giant multi-coloured artwork erected outside Camden Tube station Camden New Journal
Transport for London to move HQ to the Olympic Park Evening Standard
Buses in battlefields, Tube posters at Passchendaele, and ‘conductorettes’ on equal pay: London transport at war New Statesman
—
The image above is from: London’s Lost Pneumatic Railways
