A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…

London’s Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway

London’s Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway

London Underground

Refurbished London Underground carriages look set to be used on the Nuneaton to Coventry train line in an innovative new pilot project. Nuneaton News

The Northern Line Extension (NLE) on the London Underground remains at high risk of delay despite improvements, an independent report on TfL has found. RTM

An official campaign to have Dagenham’s three Tube stations redesignated in Zone 4 has been launched. B&D Post

Crossrail / Elizabeth Line

Stretched rail services cannot cope with the pressures of Crossrail 2 without investment, a report claims. Herts Mercury

Crossrail completes Acton railway dive-under IanVisits

More than £240 million of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) cash has been secured towards the cost of London’s east-west Crossrail link by charging authorities in the capital, but the sums collected vary considerably, Planning (£)

Crossrail lessons inform new sprayed concrete guide ConstructionIndex

Mainline/Overground

Autoplaying Video – the derelict Waterloo platforms which are set to reopen after an £800m revamp Standard

Fire at Gatwick train station causes travel disruption for holidaymakers CityAM

Threat of summer rail chaos as engineers call for strike ballot Standard

The rail watchdog is launching an investigation into “rip off” rail machines after a Telegraph investigation revealed that passengers are routinely being denied the cheapest fares. Telegraph

Southern Railway guards to stage five-day strike ITV

Miscellaneous

Defenceless disabled man slapped across the face on late night train Romford Recorder

A photo-documentary exhibition about real life on the streets of London’s East End has been unveil by Sir Derek Jacobi on the London Underground. East London Advertiser

A proposal to rename the Northern Line IanVisits

Despite the spin, the Tube’s zero carbon energy is actually thanks to Boris MayorWatch

A fake London Underground station entrance has been built in Detroit – for a movie KFTV

Transport for London has pocketed £277m from passengers making incomplete journeys between 2011 and 2015, Telegraph

And finally, a Wirral teenager is visiting every London Underground station in 24 hours to raise money in his brother’s memory. Liverpool Echo

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The image above is from Aug 2015: London’s Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway

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One comment
  1. Victoria Line says:
    30 July 2016 at 4:33 pm

    Ha, ha recycling on a grand scale and if these units are a replacement for the Pacers, it will surely be an improvement. In addition, making allowance for stopping at the Ricoh stadium is to be welcomed.

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