This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
Revealed: Most dangerous Tube stations as £3m paid out in personal injury claims Independent
A man who was using a lift at a Tube station said he had to call the fire brigade after it began to bounce “like a yo-yo”. BBC News
Elizabeth line
Microsoft has hopped on the Elizabeth Line in its search for a new London headquarters, with the US tech giant eyeing up Paddington and Canary Wharf as potential homes. City AM
Mainline / Overground
Charing Cross station to be hit by three-week summer closure warns Southeastern ianVisits
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says ‘we will get HS2 trains running’ but can’t confirm date Coventry Live
Travellers heading to Stansted Airport will finally be able to use contactless payments for train journeys from next month, after long-delayed approval was given to extend London’s contactless system. ianVisits
A “normal timetable” is set to run on the Windrush line despite maintenance workers staging a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay and conditions, Transport for London (TfL) has said. BBC News
Barking Eurohub set for £15m upgrade to finally unlock rail freight to Europe ianVisits
Stop dithering and build it: Euston is the key to making HS2 worth it LBC
A £10 million upgrade of a major rail junction near Dartford in south east London has been completed, allowing trains to run again following a 9-day closure. ianVisits
Miscellaneous
Manhunt as woman upskirted at London Victoria Tube station Standard
A woman assaulted a man, smashed his phone and tried to steal his wallet on a late-night Central Line train. London Now
There will be significant disruption to TfL’s rail and tube services throughout March due to large-scale engineering works, and TfL is advising people to plan ahead. ianVisits
How to keep big city rail devolution on track Centre for Cities
“We’ve had broken bones” – frontline staff describe violence on London transport Harrow Online
And finally: Beloved Metro cat snatched by woman at train station found safe Metro
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The image is from a February 2019 article: Pink Floyd re-release rare London Underground music video
