This is a weekly round-up of London rail transport news…
Image is from a February 2014 article: How DLR gets fresh air out of old toilets
london underground
Chuo Line train breakdown causes problems for months BBC News
TfL holds auditions for new tube buskers for the first time since 2017 SW Londoner
elizabeth line
Network Rail needs to improve performance after Elizabeth line and Paddington disruption, says City AM Sadiq Khan
Cabris supplies new energy-saving system to London’s Elizabeth Line Thales
Several major transport operators are reportedly preparing to bid for a £3bn contract when the Elizabeth line is due to be renewed. City AM
Main line/ground
Khan ‘hopes’ London Overground attack on Enfield contingent can be avoided
Tottenham’s Bruce Grove station has been restored to its historic colors and design following expanded maintenance work including heritage restoration. ian visit
Watford Junction Abbey Line canceled for nine days Watford Observer
Commuters into London faced delays of a rather unusual kind. A swan entered the tracks at Bishop Stortford station and blocked the train for 15 minutes until a decision was made to proceed.sky news
London Underground trains stop at London Bridge on Easter Sunday
Heathrow Express tickets now on sale at Derry City Airport Derry Journal
Eurostar passenger numbers rise 22% in one year, returning to pre-pandemic levels Daily Mail
The tunnels just outside King’s Cross station are known for having poor mobile phone coverage for those arriving or leaving the station, but that should soon change. ian visit
Giant advertising board at Euston Station Diamond Geezer
First class on Britain’s new Highway 2 as authorities look for ways to avoid reducing passenger capacity on the troubled rail link after Rishi Sunak demolished large parts of the planned route. Seats may be discontinued. feet (pounds)
People living in Bradford have been promised up to five extra services a day in London after the Government provided £24m to expand the station.yorkshire post
DLR
New “Driver Console” sticker now available on DLR ianVisits
others
According to the NTIA, the hospitality industry has already suffered more than £4 billion in revenue losses since the rail strike began, with a growing number of companies being put into administration.morning advertiser
A train leaving London’s Liverpool Street was stopped for 40 minutes at Benfleet station after a scuffle broke out on board.Yahoo News
Railway drivers and others begin strike week with “strong determination to win” Social workers
London Underground passenger spits in face and punches man Standard
Adele has admitted that she did not go near the London Underground for nearly 20 years after the July 7 terrorist attack.Independent
Suspended subway driver apologizes for leading anti-Israel “Palestinian liberation” chant on train The Mirror
Circular tube maps are being displayed at some London Underground stations as part of a telco’s advertising campaign promoting the circle feature on new phones. ian visit
Hoping to replicate the success of Manhattan’s parks, London is turning an abandoned railway line eight feet above the city street into its own floating green space. New York Times (£)
A mother felt “invisible” after not being offered a seat while breastfeeding on the London Underground.express
Uncertainty hangs over Sadiq Khan’s Friday low fares trial as TfL and rail companies try to agree deal
Sarah Jessica Parker makes a strange confession: she loves the underground and wants to know about Edgware Daily Star
A mother whose son died of a drug overdose left his “irreplaceable” trainers on a train on Friday and is asking people to keep an eye on them. ITV
Is this the oldest surviving poster on the Underground network? Londonist
And finally: Movie Spotlight: All of Us Strangers TfL Blog
Image is from a February 2014 article: How DLR gets fresh air out of old toilets