A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Almost every station on the Tube network now offers ultra-fast wi-fi after 100 more stations were plugged in. Evening Standard
Greenwich Conservatives are supporting calls for an extension to the Bakerloo London Underground line. Greenwich Conservatives
Which Are The 17 Stations Where You Can’t Get Wi-Fi On The Tube? Londonist
Boris Johnson in talks over Bakerloo line extension to Croydon SE1
Crossrail
Crossrail 2 will not derail £13.5m depot plans, says council Local Times
iPads, iPhones and Bluetooth beacons help connect MTR Crossrail staff V3
A government minister was impressed with the progress of Abbey Wood’s Crossrail station and the regeneration it is bringing. South London Press
Tube upgrade boss Carl Devlin named as programme director for nuclear power plant in Wales. Building
Mainline/Overground
Commuters will be able to use their Oyster card along the Brighton Mainline to Gatwick Airport, it has been announced. Croydon Advertiser
Children will be able to travel free on all National Rail services in the capital from the new year, NewsShopper
c2c trains diverted to London Liverpool Street after 8pm this week Echo News
Akintola savages Network Rail as Oddbins faces London Bridge eviction OffLicense News
One of Tottenham’s oldest rail stations is set for a major revamp. Local London
High-speed Pendolino train could take commuters from Bolton to London in 2017 Bolton News
Leaves on line cause London rail delays BBC News
‘Now is the time for BML2 rail project’, says campaign group Uckfield News
Miscellaneous
If you saw a woman being groped on the Tube would you react like this? Mirror
Fiddle player earns thousands for hospital charity by busking in Tube stations Wharf
A company director is poised to launch legal action after claiming his idea to open the Tube’s “ghost stations” to the public has been “stolen” from him by TfL. Telegraph
Zac Goldsmith has called for TfL to be classified as an “important public service” under the Government’s controversial Trade Union Bill to make it harder for workers to strike. Evening Standard
And finally, something long-anticipated has appeared on the TfL website. An official map of walking times between stations. Diamond Geezer
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The image above is from Nov 2014: Double-deck trains proposed for Waterloo station lines
Seeing that picture of the experimental double-decker train, takes me back to my childhood. At the bottom of our garden is the railway line that runs through Greenwich and we children used to rush down to see ‘the train with the funny windows’. We always knew it was coming because it sounded different. Happy memories.