A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
The Northern Line Night Tube is reportedly set to launch on Friday 18 November. CityAM
Meet the Liverpool lubricant firm that keeps the London Underground running Liverpool Echo
The introduction of London’s Night Tube service is thought to have led to a 21% increase in late night restaurant bookings. The Caterer
Hitachi Rail Europe and Bombardier have submitted a joint tender for potential 3,300 car tube train deal Northern Echo
Crossrail / Elizabeth Line
Crossrail workers have slammed site welfare conditions after having to walk two miles to use a toilet. Construction Enquirer
Video | Diamond ceiling installation at Farringdon New Civil Engineer
Platform for Design: a picture of Crossrail in which everyone has to be slim Mark Pack
Workers on the Crossrail project plan to stage a demonstration tomorrow in a dispute over missed payments, their union announced Morning Star
Near-miss for Crossrail workers as train hits power cable Construction Enquirer
Mainline/Overground
Southern Failways: Passengers plan mass demo at Victoria Inside Croydon
Workers on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage a 24-hour strike on Monday 3 October, the RMT union has announced. BBC News
Brentford-Southall rail link remains on track, with new £1.8m investment planned Get West London
Behind the scenes at London Bridge Station – with the architect BD Online
New rail timetables from 2018 promise extra Thameslink services during the morning rush hour and an increase in the number of seats Herts Advertiser
Miscellaneous
A Barnet man caught using a fake police warrant card and student ID to claim cheap train fares will carry out community service. Local Times
Arriving soon: New public garden planned for King’s Cross railwaylands regeneration site Camden New Journal
A pastor in Essex has walked the sixty mile Crossrail route from Heathrow to Shenfield to help raise money for a new church building. Christian Radio
An Oxfordshire-based barrister has been disbarred after dodging thousands of pounds in railway fares, following a hearing at the Bar Standards Board. The Guardian
The tube stations with an R in their name Diamond Geezer
A railway worker in Essex has received an award after catching a thief who had stolen a bike from a station. Road CC
And finally, ‘Tube Chat’ badge set to be outperformed by ‘Piss Off You Freak’ badge Newsthump
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The image above is from Oct 2014: New tube train for the London Underground goes on display