A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
The year a DLR train visited Manchester
London Underground
TfL expects to spend a further £432M of public money to complete the Northern Line Extension in south London, Ground Engineering
Plans for a second entrance to Southwark tube station are set to go ahead following a recommendation from the council’s planning officers that they be approved. IanVisits
Elizabeth line / Crossrail
Crossrail work set to cost £100m a month until next year Building
Laing O’Rourke has signed the main construction contract for Derwent London’s development over Tottenham Court Road’s Crossrail station. Construction Index
Industrial strife on Crossrail has been averted after Unite members secured the reinstatement of an electrician suspected of having faced fresh blacklisting. Morning Star
Crossrail bosses hope for new timetable estimate by April but Khan admits there is no confidence about opening date RTM
Crossrail 2 set to cost taxpayers £41.3bn, reveals London mayor CityAM
Mainline / Overground
Eurostar has been accused of “hiding” a train that runs from London to Brussels. Independent
Rail firms are facing a claim of £93m for overcharging passengers London Live
Miscellaneous
The Mayor of London and TfL must reduce the impact of freight traffic in the capital, the London Assembly Transport Committee has said. Air Quality News
Southern Rail staff suspended after throwing dirty water at homeless man in south London Sky News
Ban on junk food adverts across London transport comes into force ITV
Three graffiti artists were trying to avoid detection when they were killed by a train last year, an inquest has heard. The Guardian
And finally, The London flats being built above train tracks BBC (video)
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Image above is from May 2018: The year a DLR train visited Manchester
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