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