A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Have you met Robert the tank engine at Stratford?
London Underground
Transport for London has announced that Brixton Tube station is step-free once again after two new lifts were successfully installed. RailAdvent
London Underground workers in Ruislip stood side by side against pay inequality on the picket line this morning. Morning Star
A new tube map has been unearthed as a result of a Freedom of Information request. Diamond Geezer
The night tube delivers bigger boost than expected to London’s economy IanVisits
Elizabeth line / Crossrail
The Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) Crossrail delivery team have achieved Gold in the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards Construction
MTR Crossrail: HR on the right track HR
Mainline / Overground
Southeastern and Network Rail release report on Lewisham train stranding Murky Depths
Battle brewing: Rail firms compete to build new £1bn rail link to Heathrow Dorset Echo
The two shabby railway bridges right outside Earlsfield station in South London are to get a Victorian heritage inspired revamp. IanVisits
Miscellaneous
Refurbished London Underground trains will start running on the Bedford to Bletchley line this December, following an extensive overhaul. Heart
And finally, Germany’s national rail operator has announced plans to play atonal music in a Berlin station, in an attempt to deter criminal activity. Dezeen
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Image above is from April 2018: Have you met Robert the tank engine at Stratford?
Finally progress at Victoria Tube Station where the new escalators to Victoria Line have come into use linking south ticket hall with interchange subways below. And while not yet in use the new lift from South ticket hall to Circle, District and Victoria lines is now just protected by cord .
Progress on westbound platform has seen new stairs opened together with lift now just waiting for service.
is there a lift / escalator to the ticket office level from the rail station yet? Those stairs are a killer with luggage!
Not yet but if you want Victoria Line lifts from Cardinal Place entrance/exit are available but you need to cross Victoria Street with luggage…..
Good on London Northwestern Railway that will be using the Class 230s to operate in the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford and to replace the Class 150 and Class 153 DMU units to either any train operators that might use them such as Northern, KeliosAmey Wales or GWR.
Plus with West Midlands Railway to inherit the Class 172/0s from London Overground in November to operate them on the Coventry-Nuneaton and Coventry-Leamington Spa services.
Spotted a grammar error. “Good on London Northwestern Railway that “they” will be using on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford”.