A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news\u2026<\/p>\n

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The image above is from Jan 2013: Google celebrates the London Underground with a Doodle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

London Underground<\/h2>\n

Why are there so few tube lines in south London? City Monitor<\/a><\/p>\n

Trips to Battersea Power Station increase fivefold after Tube opening. Telegraph<\/a> (\u00a3)<\/p>\n

Mainline \/ Overground<\/h2>\n

Angry passengers claimed on Thursday that rail unions had \u201clost the plot\u201d with \u201cselfish\u201d walkouts that brought much of the network to a standstill. Standard<\/a><\/p>\n

HS1 \u2013 which operates the UK leg of the Channel Tunnel railway line \u2013 is planning to open a new route from London straight to the vineyards of Bordeaux. Drinks Business<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the Christmas break, Charing Cross station became the latest to have its old departure boards ripped out and replaced with brand new screens. ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said he was prepared to leave the picket line and meet Transport Secretary Mark Harper on Tuesday morning in a bid to resolve the strike. Yahoo News<\/a><\/p>\n

Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n

Sadiq Khan facing Tube and bus fares hike dilemma as mayor is urged to keep bus trips under \u00a32 Standard<\/a><\/p>\n

In Pictures: The satisfying symmetry of the London Underground Londonist<\/a><\/p>\n

London transport faces new reality as strikes dominate BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n

Fallout London has shared a Q4 progress update, revealing that the Underground now has “fully-rigged and animated train systems”. The Gamer<\/a><\/p>\n

A 17-mile diversion route set up because of work to replace a bridge is “exceptional” and will be “disruptive”, Network Rail has admitted. BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n

TfL want to turn an area known locally as \u2018Bat Corner\u2019 into a parking lot for 65 cars. Chiswick Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n

A new children\u2019s book celebrating women train drivers is encouraging young girls to consider the traditionally male profession as a career option in a bid to break down stereotypes in the job. Kent Online<\/a><\/p>\n

Little noticed by the thousands of people who use London Bridge station, but above their heads are some of the oldest iron girders in the UK. ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n

And finally:\u00a0Two ‘lost’ train carriages that are believed to have transported Titanic passengers to the dockside for their doomed maiden voyage have been discovered languishing in a yard after 110 years. Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n

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