This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The image is from an Oct 2023 article: Replica Aldgate East tube station spotted in Grimsby for Netflix filming
London Underground
A number of poppy roundels can be found on platforms at Tube and Overground stations across London, for Poppy Day (29 October) Remembrance Sunday (8 November) and Armistice Day (11 November). Londonist
TfL reaches 70% of the underground covered by mobile phone signals ianVisits
Angel Tube station to be exit-only at weekends from early 2027 ianVisits
Mainline / Overground
Oxhey Grange footbridge WILL be replaced this year Watford Observer
City Thameslink station in central London will close for eight months next year to replace all ten of its ageing escalators. ianVisits
Greater Anglia completes £6 million project at East London depot Rail UK
A freight train derailment at Barking in east London has disrupted rail freight operations serving key container terminals in the south-east Kuehne + Nagel
Miscellaneous London news
Thousands of London commuters left stranded in the capital after huge rail disruption were offered free taxis to get home. Standard
Man ‘stabbed in face and back’ at busy Tube station as cops arrest suspect Mirror
The night a tornado tore through Gunnersbury station ianVisits
Five SCS workers removed from HS2 job after air rifle incident Construction News
A new book analysing the tragic 1957 St John’s rail disaster in Lewisham is being released next month. Southwark News
The Bakerloo line extension got a boost in the Budget when the Chancellor announced that local regions can keep more local tax revenue to fund infrastructure projects. ianVisits
Junior Andre opens up on London Underground job after ‘blowing’ money from first single Independent
The best from outside London
Four people treated by paramedics after train passengers sprayed in face with furniture polish at Staplehurst railway station Kent Online
Army veteran’s miracle survival after electrocution on live train tracks Mirror
The line between Redhill, in Surrey, and Tonbridge, in Kent, is closed until 1 November so works can take place to stabilise the railway near Godstone. BBC News
Bridge over Dundee to Aberdeen railway line to be replaced in £3m project Project Scotland
New footage has been released marking the halfway point in Network Rail’s £3.5m programme to strengthen and waterproof Victorian-era tunnels on Liverpool’s Merseyrail network. Construction
A railway bridge considered the “most bashed” in Wales, having been struck almost 50 times, has been hit again. BBC News
Passenger feared he would die amid ‘storm of violence’ during Huntingdon train attack, court told ITV News
Behind the scenes of rail closures between Havant and Portsmouth as £120m upgrade to “obsolete” signalling continues Portsmouth News
Leeds railway station is to receive an extra £200m for major improvements aimed at reducing overcrowding, improving journeys and laying the foundations for broader public transport plans for Yorkshire. BBC News
Coventry transport chiefs have addressed frustrations over delays to the new platform at Coventry Train Station, which is linked to planned work at the Coventry Arena stop next to Sky Blues’ ground. Coventry Live
A train driver has retired after 64 years of service, which spanned the end of steam through to electric trains. BBC News
No trains between Cardiff and Barry as week-long rail closure begins Wales 247
HS2 has successfully completed a major engineering milestone on the West Midlands section of the railway, with the installation of the second twin viaduct spanning the M6 near Chelmsley Wood. RTM
An archive news report
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The image is from an Oct 2023 article: Replica Aldgate East tube station spotted in Grimsby for Netflix filming
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