This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The image is from an Oct 2024 article: The year a tube train got stuck in the Lord Mayor’s Show
London Underground
Angel tube station in central London faces possible closure as its ageing escalators become increasingly unreliable and difficult to repair. ianVisits
A train fanatic said visiting every London Underground station [in 24 hours] was “stressful, long and exhausting”, but he is already considering doing it again to better his time. BBC News
West London’s Eastcote tube station has been granted planning permission for a step-free upgrade, but it still needs funding to proceed. ianVisits
Elizabeth line
TfL earns £1.1 million from Turkish Airlines’ Elizabeth line advertising deal ianVisits
Mainline / Overground
Footage has emerged showing the moment an Overground train hit the buffers at London’s busiest station, causing major disruption stretching into Friday. Standard
Greater Anglia has signed an £800 million maintenance support contract that will keep its commuter trains running through to the early 2040s ianVisits
DLR
More details released of new DLR train rollout British Trams
Miscellaneous London news
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur supporters have been warned to plan their journeys carefully ahead of Saturday’s London derby at Stamford Bridge. Football Ground Guide
The family and friends of an 18-year-old girl from Crystal Palace who died of blood cancer are taking on a challenge to visit every London Underground station in one day. Local Guardian
The London Overground’s Mildmay line is being extended to Richmond this week – at least it is in the game simulator Train Sim World 7, with a free update for existing owners. ianVisits
Head to Paris to see Renoir masterpiece, suggests Eurostar—but the work is in London Art Newspaper
Researchers have reportedly managed to persuade a Chinese AI chatbot to plan a ‘terrorist attack’ on the London Underground. Metro
The best from outside London
What happens when you ask an AI agent to negotiate a railway refund for you VALS (hint, it sends bazzilions of emails)
Mayoral strategic authorities across England could bolster their transport projects by absorbing skills from the HS2 workforce once it passes its peak, Construction News
Fears that 1,700 new homes could thwart the reopening of a former Sussex railway line have prompted calls for safeguards. The Argus
Hope but not yet belief on Bradford’s streets for railway station reboot BBC News
Transport for Wales’ first new Class 197e trains have entered passenger service on the Cambrian Coast Line – although will initially only operate on part of the route. North Wales Live
When the HS2 railway opens, it could spur a surge in house building nowhere near HS2 but along existing older railways, if government policies are tweaked to support new towns. ianVisits
New eco drains installed at Maidenhead station as longer-term improvements planned Maidenhead Advertiser
Corringham residents think that plans to build a new train station in the town can “only be a good thing”, as the area is congested with cars currently. Essex Live
A couple who have spent 20 years building a community garden at their local railway station [in Wigan] have said they hope it will be named as the Best in Britain. BBC News
Marston Lane Reopens After Emergency Railway Bridge Repairs Near Nuneaton Construction
Network Rail Wales and Borders becomes first route to install local weather stations on GSM-R communication masts to support severe weather response Global Railway Review
No trains will run between Worcester and Hereford for a week as all railway lines between the two cities are set to close. Worcester News
Train services face disruption across Devon and the South West as Storm Austen brings high winds to the region. Exmouth Journal
Inside the Victorian tunnels behind Merseyrail closures BBC News
A former HS2 cost analyst has called for an independent review into the government’s estimated cost of cancelling the HS2 high-speed rail line, Construction News
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The image is from an Oct 2024 article: The year a tube train got stuck in the Lord Mayor’s Show
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