A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Looking down a Victorian pumping shaft in Docklands
London Underground
TfL has revealed the hottest Tube line in London during summer Standard
Upgrades for the Next Train Indicators on the sub-surface lines Diamond Geezer
Cooling the tube – Engineering heat out of the Underground IanVisits
TfL told to stop ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ announcements at Tufnell Park tube station Camden New Journal
Crossrail / Elizabeth Line
A Crossrail security guard from Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, has been jailed for six years for trying to join Islamic State in Syria. Wharf
Crossrail announce trainee train driver positions available at their Old Oak Common Depot in London Essex Live
Mainline/Overground
The Queen has joined celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the first train journey taken by a British monarch. BBC News
Calls to limit ‘fare penalties’ on high speed trains between London and Ebbsfleet Garden City Kent News
Miscellaneous
A Transport for London worker accused of acting as a sham bride in an immigration scam appeared in court CourtNews
Lord Adonis has played down fears that the General Election result will pose a threat to planned major infrastructure projects, including HS2 and Crossrail 2 Rail
TfL creates AI chatbot to tell you when your train’s delayed IT Pro
Armed police stormed a packed train station to arrest a man who allegedly claimed to have a gun and links to ISIS. Mirror
The British Transport Police is providing up to 10% fewer officers than TfL is paying it for, MayorWatch
And finally, This London Underground busker makes more money working two hours a day than he did in his full-time office job Business Insider
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The image above is from April 2012: Looking down a Victorian pumping shaft in Docklands
