This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Union calls for more women to become Tube drivers Morning Star
A northwest London Tube station plagued by flooding has been saved by a group of beavers who have literally ‘bailed out’ the area with their dam-building skills. Metro
Mainline / Overground
Network Rail is warning that there won’t be any trains between London and Bedford over the next two weekends. ianVisits
Khan says he hopes to gain control of North London rail route ‘sooner rather than later’ Enfield Dispatch
The discovery of sinkholes near a railway bridge in south London caused the suspension of train services on Sunday to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. BBC News
Lumo to launch Starlink based Wi-Fi on East Coast trains this autumn ianVisits
DLR
Pontoon Dock DLR upgrade delayed by a few months ianVisits
Miscellaneous
A woman who reported being sexually assaulted on the London Underground said police did not respond to her call for 13 hours. BBC News
London train stations where it’s easiest to dodge fares revealed by bragging rail worker on TikTok The Sun
‘Wellbeing support’ rail workers at London station are sacked after calling female passenger a ‘little Karen’ Standard
Moment Gucci jacket-wearing fare dodger barges through Tube barriers without paying Daily Mail
Tens of thousands of signatories have urged London Councils to publicly commit to keeping the Freedom Pass, a scheme that allows free public travel across London for people aged over 66. BBC News
History in the making – pre 4LM signalling Rail Engineering
Police hunt for buskers after woman sexually assaulted on Elizabeth line Standard
“I’m Photographing People At Their Favourite Tube Station” Londonist
Andy Burnham has promised to resurrect the HS2 leg from Birmingham to Manchester if he becomes prime minister. Construction News
London Underground roundel unveiled on Japan’s Tokyo Metro ianVisits
Moment abusive passenger on London rail service jumps on the line after threats and tirade Standard
And finally: Scotland fans take over the London tube as bagpipes and dancing erupts after Haiti win Daily Record
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The image is from a June 2024 article: Ancient law requires a bale of straw to hang from a railway bridge