A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from Archway station after ‘smoke’ was seen billowing out of the tunnel. Islington Gazette
Lanes solves rain drain problem at heritage Tube station British Builder
Almost everyone who has been on a London Underground train will have seen products drawn up and manufactured in Radan by sheetmetal subcontractor Sweetnam & Bradley. Mcadcafe
Tesco Click+Collect service launches at Hounslow West tube station Get West London
Giant Grey Goose vodka ad spans the walls at Bank Tube station Grocer
New Victoria Station — An Exclusive Look Behind The Hoardings Londonist
Crossrail
The Turner Prize winning artists Douglas Gordon and Richard Wright have been chosen to create art for the flagship Crossrail, Tottenham Court Road station. Artlyst
Photos from Crossrail’s huge Stockley flyover IanVisits
Bennetts Associates has submitted a planning application for its Hayes & Harlington Crossrail station scheme in west London Architects Journal
Mainline/Overground
Govia Thameslink issues apology after disgruntled passengers launch petition Borehamwood Times
Abellio Greater Anglia has announced a further £1.5m investment after “fully recognising customers want better performance”. Herts & Essex Observer
Rail workers tuck into some festive cheer: Chips rather than turkey ITN
Early Christmas present for Ewell West train station: Funding promised to improve access Local Guardian
After six years of planning, work has started on rebuilding Bicester Town Station as part of the new £130m railway link to London. Oxford Times
Miscellaneous
A London Tube Dream Ride, In The Driver’s Cab NPR
Charles Yerkes: Conquistador of Metroland The Economist
A history of Pubs on the London Underground IanVisits
Police search for woman in ‘unprovoked homophobic tirade’ on London Underground Pink News
Transport for London CIO Steve Townsend answers a Q&A on the CIO role & security CIO
The Christmas Nativity, in the form of tube stations. Diamond Geezer
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The image above is from Feb 2014: How a tube station gets its fresh air though an old toilet