A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
TfL is examining the potential for a tube station at Bricklayers Arms as part of the Bakerloo line extension, Southwark councillors have been told. SE1
AMs: Sadiq’s fares freeze is denying TfL the cash it needs to invest in new Tube trains Mayor Watch
Assemble creates a ‘joyful’ entrance to Seven Sisters tube station The Spaces
Crossrail / Elizabeth line
TfL got a little bit larger, when it took over the staffing of a number of train stations in Berkshire from Great Western Railway. IanVisits
The Girlpower Tunnel Gang! Meet the female Crossrail engineers Daily Mail
Protests have been held at Crossrail’s Woolwich station site after Balfour Beatty revealed it would be laying off up to 60 workers before Christmas. Construction News
Crossrail is about to become the most valuable advertising canvas in town Diamond Geezer
Mainline / Overground
Brentford Station gets a makeover, with 1,600 spring bulbs planted on the grassy bank by Brentford Station BrentfordTW8
Trains to and from London Waterloo returned to normal after a trackside fire caused major delays. Evening Standard
South Western Railway workers are set to strike just after Christmas and on New Year’s Day, Local Guardian
TfL to turn down announcements at London Fields station that neighbours can hear from their living rooms Hackney Gazette
Network Rail made £4.8m from train station toilets in just one year Londonist
Design issues delay procurement on Barking Riverside extension NCE (£)
Derby’s Bombardier lands £105 million deal to supply trains to c2c Derby Telegraph
Heathrow Express has launched new platform lights to help passengers to know when the train is leaving and help improve safety. Rail Advent
DLR
Teenager accused of jumping from DLR train into water at Canary Wharf to appear in court East London Advertiser
Miscellaneous
A train passenger had his ear bitten in a row over the use of a mobile phone, British Transport Police said. ITV
Stratford Station security ramped up after police officers seize ‘Rambo’, samurai and machete knives Newham Recorder
London transport committee chairman Keith Prince filmed in five-minute bust-up on train ‘after woman put her feet on his seat’ Evening Standard
Rail bosses apologised today after passengers were sold tickets for non-existent trains over Christmas. ITV
Euston Station to become a homeless shelter on Christmas Day IanVisits
Vivarail to open production site for ex-Tube stock in UK Rail News
Virgin Trains came under fire for not allowing a 15-year-old girl to board a train with a child ticket. Independent
And finally, Labour MP Chuka Umunna has revealed he does not stand near the edge of London Underground platforms because he fears being thrown onto the tracks by a member of the public. HeraldScotland
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Image above is from Sept 2014: Passengers evacuated from Heathrow Express train
The link to the Derby Telegraph site above re new trains for C2C links to a question asking for your postcode to gain access.
I have added below link to C2C site which contains news of the new trains which came as a real surprise in that it seems 60 Aventra trains of 10 carriages are to be supplied from 2021 –
https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/about-us/press-releases/c2c-signs-major-deal-for-brand-new-british-trains/
Note l meant 60 carriages made up of 6 x 10 carriages. However as Aventra carriages are longer than existing train carriages a 10 carriage train is similar to a 12 carriage train.