A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
300 new homes to be built above Southwark Tube station MayorWatch
Tube drivers are set to strike this weekend in support of a sacked colleague. Local London
Improving London Underground 3G and 4G connectivity PR
Crossrail
Range Rover drives a car through a Crossrail tunnel IanVisits
Fears that Crossrail is removing too many trees Maidenhead Advertiser
Photos: How is Crossrail work progressing in Shenfield? Brentwood Gazette
A grassroots campaign to prevent lift shafts being built on Wandsworth Common during Crossrail 2 works is celebrating a small victory for people power. Local Guardian
The inquest into the death last year of a Slovakian shotcreter on the Crossrail project has concluded with a narrative verdict. Construction Index
Mainline/Overground
The East Coast rail route between London and Scotland has returned to private hands after more than five years in the public sector. BBC News
Desperate commuters jumped the barriers at London Bridge amid rush hour “chaos” that saw police called to control crowds. Evening Standard & Rail Minister calls for London Bridge compensation LBC
DLR
Man in critical condition after being hit by a DLR train at Canary Wharf Wharf
Miscellaneous
London Underground has been accused of adopting 19th century values after a tube worker was sacked simply because she had epilepsy, according to MPs. London24
Mind The Gap tells the true tale of a beloved tube announcer Londonist
Surge in lost credit cards found in stations following introduction of “card clash” warnings. NicParkes
The Secret Diary of a TFL Apprentice Plotr
The desire of a group of visually impaired young people to travel independently on the London Underground has contributed to the development of an app which they can use to guide them. BBC
Tubecrush: The site fuelling China’s crush on male commuters snapped on London’s Tube Independent
…and finally, a stray cat who lived in Acton Town Tube station has finally found a new home – and it’s not even in Zone 6. London24
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The image above is from Feb 2013: Photos from inside the Woolwich Crossrail Station
