This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The image is from a May 2024 article: London Underground’s experiment with a carpeted tube train
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Six years of disruption on the District Line’s Wimbledon branch now has an official explanation: fixing it requires a government funding decision that has not been made. Putney News
Elizabeth line
Novelist & Historian, Gillian Tindall‘s exploration of the lost mansions of Stepney that came to light during the Elizabeth Line construction Spitalfields Life
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Great Western Railway and Network Rail bring management of London Paddington under one single leadership team CILT
The train company, LNER, is testing how it could generate electricity from passing trains by installing wind turbines along the railway line. ianVisits
Major disruption is expected on some rail services in southern England until the end of the day after an earlier radio fault, National Rail has said. BBC News
David Statham is the new Managing Director of London Overground after First Rail London took over operations on 3 May. Modern Railways
Welsh Labour has pledged to deliver a direct rail connection between Milford Haven and London as part of its wider plan to improve public transport and boost regional connectivity. Western Telegraph
Deep below London, HS2’s twin tunnels advance towards Euston station ianVisits
HS2’s next disaster might be the trains Odds and Ends of History
Network Rail is reminding people that Berrylands station will close next week for several months of upgrade works to replace the old wooden platforms. ianVisits
A long awaited reset of the high-speed rail project connecting Birmingham with London could yet drag on until December, after chief executive Mark Wild said the updated programme would be delivered by the end of 2026. Midlands Place
Miscellaneous
TfL has been accused of deprioritising commuter stations in its drive to make half the network accessible by 2030. Harrow Online
TfL says it has added more features to its free TfL Go app, including new tools to help passengers track fare caps and follow buses in real time. ianVisits
Six fare dodgers were seen pushing through the barriers at an Elizabeth line railway station in just two minutes by a Conservative councillor waiting for a friend. Daily Mail
Why Trainline is betting that AI will be just the ticket to transport its mobile app market success to the next station Diginomica
Police release images after 15-year-old attacked on train between Carpenders Park and Bushey Harrrow Online
Transport workers in London are being punched, spat at, sexually assaulted, verbally harassed and threatened “on a daily basis”, according to a union BBC News
Kneecap manager hits back at TfL claim over censored Fenian album posters Cult Following
Spending 10 minutes at Morden South station. Diamond Geezer
And finally: Sponsored Tube maps were a thing in 1933 Londonist
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The image is from a May 2024 article: London Underground’s experiment with a carpeted tube train
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