This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…London UndergroundLondon Underground could start accepting National Rail style barcoded train tickets in the future, as TfL has started looking at plans to add barcode scanners to its tube station ticket barriers. ianVisitsElizabeth lineThree west London stations will get more Elizabeth line trains calling at them in the morning peak hours from later this spring. Watford ObserverA decision about whether East London’s long-delayed Beam Park station will be built is now not expected until later this year. StandardMan sought after act of gross indecency on Elizabeth line Ealing TodayTrumpers Crossing Halte – the west London railway station that closed 100 years ago ianVisitsWhy Heineken’s zero-alcohol London Underground campaign fell flat The ConversationAnd finally: Crossrail? More like Borkrail… The Register–The image is from a January 2024 article: Visit the abandoned remains of Spencer Road Halt railway station