London’s weekly railway news

A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…

Photos from the roof of Victoria Station

London Underground

The Elected Mayor of Watford, Peter Taylor, said people can expect a “viable alternative” for the Metropolitan Line Extension to be proposed by late spring. Watford Observer

The special tiles at London Underground’s Bethnal Green station IanVisits

Elizabeth line / Crossrail

Former Crossrail chairman Sir Terry Morgan will give his account of the events leading up to the announcement of project’s delay after Sadiq Khan accused him of “misremembering events”. CityAM

Mainline / Overground

A rail passenger had a shock when she tried to buy a ticket from London Bridge to Gatwick and was told it would cost £10,000. Yahoo News

Plans for a so-called ‘M25 for high-speed trains’ has been rejected by the government. KentOnline

London Overground operator appoints engineering director RailStaff

Train stations across the UK are set to be radically redesigned in a bid to cut the number of suicides, according to plans being drafted by Network Rail. Independent

New technology will cut the number of false “on time” train descriptions, the rail industry has claimed. Belfast Telegraph

Training the next generation: Govia Thameslink Railway RTM

Victoria station partnership offers template for UK rail network FT

Miscellaneous

A photograph of a London Underground tube map made in a WW2 prisoner of war camp has emerged. IanVisits

And finally, DG’s trips around London transport in 2018 Diamond Geezer

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Image above is from Sept 2014: Photos from the roof of Victoria Station

from IanVisits http://bit.ly/2RsRGvE