This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The image is from a Nov 2017 article: A list of London’s fictional tube stations
London Underground
Londoners on three major Tube lines are experiencing “dangerous levels” of noise while on the Underground network, a London Assembly member has said. BBC News
Work to add step-free access to South Kensington station has tentatively begun, although there’s going to be a long wait for the first lifts to arrive. ianVisits
Police are investigating after Tube passengers reported being targeted at London Underground station ticket machines by scamming devices. Standard
Elizabeth line
Elizabeth line journeys are set to be hampered all day [Tuesday] after a track fault, causing severe delays on the route. Metro
Mainline / Overground
A north London councillor has blasted HS2 chiefs over their handling of complaints from residents about damage to Victorian homes near tunnelling works for the £100m megaproject. Construction News
It’s now possible to walk through rail tunnels from Old Oak Common to West Ruislip after a final HS2 tunnel connection was made next to the future Old Oak Common station. ianVisits
Rail investigators have released further details of the derailment of a London Overground train at London’s busiest station. Standard
Great Northern has announced it will double off-peak train frequencies between Moorgate and Hertford North later this year ianVisits
Signalling problem [on Saturday] causes havoc for rail passengers at London Euston station Standard
Simpler tickets, mixed feelings: Passengers verdict on LNER’s fares trials ianVisits
Howard Smith appointed to HS2 operations role Modern Railways
Passengers using the East Coast Main Line from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations are being warned that the line will close for a weekend at the end of November. ianVisits
Somerset rail line to London branded ‘a disgrace’ by transport campaigner Rayo
Liverpool Street station’s only lift from the street to the main concourse will be taken out of service on Sunday 22nd November for refurbishment. ianVisits
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded a contract to provide technical support for the proposed West London Orbital railway. ianVisits
DLR
The first contracts have been awarded to begin the DLR extension to Thamesmead. ianVisits
Miscellaneous London news
London-based utility companies are increasingly using delivery firms to drop off equipment and sending technicians to jobs via public transport Fleet News
A former landlord who was forced to leave Camden after his pub was seized and unnecessarily demolished to make way for the HS2 railway has died aged 66. Camden New Journal
Persistent fare evaders who push through ticket barriers are being targeted by plain-clothes police in a new TfL enforcement operation that has already led to 24 arrests in its first month. ianVisits
Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Sebastien Bassong has been convicted of fare evasion after dodging a £7 Tube fare. Tottenham Independent
The London Underground map with NO colour: Alternative chart uses patterns instead of colours – so, would you be able to navigate using it? Daily Mail
Moorfields station transformed into the London Underground for filming of a new BBC show. Liverpool Echo
Most Swiss people support the introduction of direct trains to the UK, yet nearly three-quarters would currently choose to fly for a trip to London. Railway Pro
The best from outside London
A big budget for London transport is good news for other metro mayors Centre for Cities
Liverpool Council has explained why escalators at one of the city’s main rail hubs were left out of action for weeks once again. Birkenhead News
The completion of a multimillion-pound project to transform the entrance to Leeds railway station has been delayed again. BBC News
Network Rail has appointed architects and masterplanners Hawkins\Brown, working with 5th Studio, to develop a long-term masterplan for Oxford station Construction
‘If you’re able bodied and don’t have luggage, please use the extremely short steps’: Councillor likens ‘dilapidated’ [Sleaford] train station to a prison Lincs Online
Castle Cary, Weston-super-Mare and Cheltenham stations are to get a share of £24m of investment in accessibility measures including new lifts, bridges and ramps, BBC News
Southern Rail has apologised after a shortage of available carriages disrupted services between Uckfield and London Bridge – with passengers reporting standing for more than an hour. Sussex World
Work to improve a rail junction near a new nuclear power plant has finished. BBC news
Passengers could get hourly trains to Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock under proposals set out in Transport for Wales’ long-term rail plans. Pembrokeshire Herald
Buses will replace trains between Farnham and Alton for three days while urgent work is carried out on a moving railway embankment near Bentley. Basingstoke Gazette
East West Rail (EWR) has chosen its preferred layout for a maintenance depot it wants to build as part of the multi-billion pound scheme linking Oxford and Cambridge via Milton Keynes. BBC News
East West Rail has launched the hunt for contractors for a £450m framework to prepare the route for main construction. Construction Enquirer
Redhill railway station to close for two weeks this Christmas for major rail improvement scheme Surrey Live
Train services were temporarily held up after several cows broke through fencing and moo-ved on to a railway line in Leicestershire. BBC News
The individual who acted as class representative in the now abandoned rail fares litigation has been ordered to pay £7.65 million in costs – 16 months after his death. Law Gazette
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The image is from a Nov 2017 article: A list of London’s fictional tube stations
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