This is a weekly round-up of London rail transport news…
Image from February 2021 article: 50 years since London Underground switched to decimal currency
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The Chuo Line’s emergency schedule will be reduced to the third place for trains during the evening rush hour.
Tube strike: London Underground workers accept Sadiq Khan’s latest pay deal CityAM
How big a health risk is mold growing in London Underground stations? ITVX
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Network Rail pledges £140m to upgrade broken Elizabeth line west of Paddington
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According to On Time Trains data, Bromley South is the station with the slowest services in south-east London.Local London
A strike will take place on London Overground next Monday and Tuesday, with train services reduced and some stations permanently closed. ian visit
Caledonian Sleeper has opened a new guest lounge at London’s Euston Station.herald
Football fans are furious after the price of LNER train tickets to return from matches appears to have risen to nearly £220
HS2’s longest tunnel, which runs 16 miles under the Chilterns, has been completed with a tunnel boring machine popping out of the ground to complete its long task. ian visit
Low-cost train operator Lumo, which operates services between Edinburgh and London, is set to announce plans to extend its services to Glasgow.The National
Rail network announces major repairs to Aylesbury line, impacting commutes to London Bucks Herald
The abolition of trains between Shrewsbury and London is the latest example of the metropolitan area being in turmoil Shropshire Star
The railway was closed between Reading and London Paddington due to landslides and dangerous trees. bbc news
DLR
The first of the new DLR trains was due to start carrying passengers early this year, but this has been delayed by several months, TfL has revealed.
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The Mayor of London has announced that recently announced plans to make Friday an all-day off-peak day for Tube and train passengers will come into effect from next week. ian visit
Thugs scuffle with police at Waterloo station Standard
An investigation has been launched after a corrosive substance was allegedly thrown at two young boys at an east London Tube station.Independent
More than 2,000 historical documents from TfL’s corporate archives are now available for free viewing on Google Arts and Culture. ian visit
Police have launched a manhunt for a man who masturbated in front of a woman on the Elizabeth Line.Metro
The name has been released following the “despicable” death of an 87-year-old man who was found murdered in a London Underground station.mirror
Tube’s Got Talent: Buskers auditioning for spaces on the London Underground
A West Midlands Railway driver has been awarded more than £40,000 and reinstated after being unfairly and unfairly sacked for a workplace prank involving a tarantula and a snake shedding its skin.Today’s personnel
Final Thoughts: This post is about an announcement I recently heard on the TfL service.diamond geezer
Image from February 2021 article: 50 years since London Underground switched to decimal currency