Better late than never
Three years after upgrade work began, long-promised electric trains on the Gospel Oak to Barking line are finally here,...
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Railway line set to run out of trains
New electric trains still not ready for Gospel Oak to Barking route, reports James Cracknell A rail users’ group...
Rail passengers have suffered long enough
The chair of Barking-Gospel Oak Rail Users’ Group, Graham Larkbey, on the latest delays to its long-awaited upgrade It...
Another setback for railway as new trains delayed
Delay comes following belated completion of electrification work New electric trains that will double the capacity of a London Overground...
Apology over delay to station’s new lifts
Fire alarm fault at Blackhorse Road has postponed opening of its lifts for a year Network Rail has apologised...
Back on track?
Glenn Wallis from Barking-Gospel Oak Rail Users’ Group on the latest progress with the line’s electrification work The London...
More misery for rail passengers
London Overground route to close again – and reopen next year A railway line through Waltham Forest will close...
Major gaffes delay railway upgrade
Report by James Cracknell A railway line closed since last June is set to re-open following engineering work –...
Electrifying work makes ‘noisy’ progress
End in sight for long-running line closure, reports James Cracknell Work to electrify one of Waltham Forest’s key commuter...
Four railway stations closing for eight months
Report by James Cracknell Today is the last day until February 2017 that trains will stop at four Waltham...