A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station
London Underground
Petition to restore full Olympia Tube link tops 10,000 signatures Evening Standard
A section of railway in central London could be built over if plans for a major housing development are approved by Kensington and Chelsea Council. IanVisits
A bomb planted on a London Underground train in September last year was designed to cause “maximum harm and carnage”, a court has heard. BBC News
Developer chosen to upgrade South Kensington tube station IanVisits
When step-free on London’s Tube isn’t actually step-free BBC News (video)
Bromley-by-Bow is the Underground’s 73rd step-free station. Diamond Geezer
TfL is working with the council to “reassess the case” for a third Tube station at the Bricklayers Arms as part of the Bakerloo Line extension Southwark News
Crossrail / Elizabeth line
Crossrail anger as ‘parking chaos’ overlooked in plans for Langley Station upgrade Windsor Observer
Minister confirms there are ‘no plans’ to extend Crossrail to Basingstoke RTM
Crossrail’s tunnels under London are long, so long that when they were being planned, they were affected by something you might not expect — the curvature of the earth. IanVisits
Crossrail Chief Executive Andrew Wolstenholme is stepping down after seven years at the helm of the project. Construction Enquirer
DfT launches Crossrail 2 affordability review to ensure value for money RTM
A disused tram tunnel that was commandeered for the Crossrail project is due to be handed back to Camden Council following a restoration to its original condition. IanVisits
Mainline / Overground
Hell in a Southeastern commuter train stuck at Lewisham Buzzstream
Calls for public inquiry into rail super-hub in Cricklewood Local Times
A campaign group lobbying for improvements to the railway line between London and Brighton has been bolstered by support from Adur and Worthing councils. Shoreham Herald
Teddington Station will have a lift installed by 2020, according to the council. Local London
DLR
RMT confirm Docklands Light Railway industrial action Rail Advent
Miscellaneous
Orange Art Squeezed: The Overground’s Stalled Art Programme The Beauty of Transport
Toilets in all 18 Network Rail-managed stations will be free to use from next year. Money Saving Expert
A gourmet tour of the District line Diamond Geezer
The national rail ticketing system should be overhauled and traditional train timetables will be torn up as the network becomes ‘more like the Tube’, Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy has said. Transport Network
And finally, Bethnal Green Tube disaster’s 75th anniversary marked BBC News
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Image above is from June 2016: Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station
