A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
How TfL is using predictive analytics to keep the Underground running Computer World
Metropolitan Line extension stalemate between mayor Sadiq Khan and government leaves TfL mulling bus scheme alternative CityAM
Tube ‘thought of the day’: The station where it started BBC News
Why is one end of a tube train more crowded than the rest? Diamond Geezer
Crossrail / Elizabeth line
A look at Woolwich station 1LondonBlog
Crossrail: Concerns over project as completion draws nearer BBC News
Unite leaders are threatening legal action against Balfour Beatty as a pay dispute on Crossrail intensifies. Construction Enquirer
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall open new London Power Tunnels project to supply electricity to Crossrail ITV
‘Extend Elizabeth Line to Southend airport’, says Stobart Aviation Travel Weekly
Video – How does a Crossrail engineer keep his career on track? GQ
Mainline / Overground
Man arrested at Caterham Station after being ‘racially abusive’ Local Guardian
Network Rail has apologised over a year-long delay to new lifts at Blackhorse Road Station. Waltham Forest Echo
A “disastrous” new trial crowd management system at Brockley Station has left queues with hundreds of people outside the station. News Shopper
‘Explosions’ heard as fire forces panicked commuters to flee packed rush hour train Evening Standard
HS2 has announced the winners of its phase 1 station design contracts and the shortlisted contractors for the two London stations. NCE
Train derailed after stretch of track was ‘not inspected for years after confusion over responsibility’ Evening Standard
Miscellaneous
British Transport Police officer sacked for punching handcuffed man detained under mental health act in South Hampstead Ham & High
A TfL events manager abused Tube staff and tried to kick a police officer after she was stopped from boarding a train home for being too drunk, Evening Standard
A man dressed as a penguin has been attacked on a train after being asked if he supported Tottenham Hotspur. ITV
TfL ‘can’t pay the interest-only mortgage’ BBC News
TfL apologises over ‘sexist’ Emily Davison joke on centenary of women’s suffrage Local Guardian
East Meets West Under the Streets of London (Mile End and Gants Hill Underground stations, London, UK) The Beauty of Transport
An ‘inconsiderate’ commuter was outed this week after he was caught asking a blind man to move his guide dog aside – just so he could get down a London Underground escalator a bit faster. Lad Bible
The team behind plans to turn a 1.2km derelict railway line into a garden walkway are crowdfunding for building costs after a study gave it the thumbs up. Ham & High
And finally, Reckless YouTube pranksters slammed by police and rail workers after inflating bouncy castle at Waterloo station Evening Standard
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Image above is from August 2011: One of London’s airports gains a new train station
Thanks as always Ian!
The last link is not working. So here it is:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/reckless-youtube-pranksters-slammed-for-wasting-police-time-after-inflating-bouncy-castle-at-a3756181.html