Olympics
++

The
Mayor
of
London
Sadiq
Khan
has
confirmed
that
he
wants
London
to
host
the
2040
Olympic
Games,
which
would
trigger
more
transport
improvements.
He
told
MyLondon:
‘We’re
working
with
colleagues
to
get
a
bid
explored.
2032
and
2036
are
a
done
deal.
The
attraction
of
a
deal
for
2040
for
London
is
it
would
be
the
greenest
Olympics
ever
–
watch
this
space.’
It
is
the
second
time
that
the
Mayor
has
revealed
his
ambition.
He
told
ITV
last
year
during
a
trip
to
the
USA
that
the
cost
‘wouldn’t
be
humongous’
because
the
capital
was
equipped
to
host
the
Olympics
in
2012,
when
the
Docklands
Light
Railway
was
extended.

Strikes
++

Southeastern
is
the
latest
operator
to
warn
that
strikes
by
drivers
tomorrow
and
Friday
will
mean
that
no
trains
will
run
on
its
network.
Southeastern’s
operations
and
safety
director
Scott
Brightwell
said:
’If
this
strike
action
goes
ahead,
we’re
sorry,
but
there’ll
be
no
Southeastern
train
services
at
all.’
Other
operators
who
do
not
expect
to
provide
any
service
during
the
strikes
are
Avanti
West
Coast,
Chiltern
Railways,
CrossCountry,
East
Midlands
Railway,
Govia
Thameslink
Railway,
Heathrow
Express,
Island
Line,
West
Midlands
Trains,
Northern
and
TransPennine
Express. Mainland
South
Western
Railway
services
are
expected
to
keep
running
because
SWR
said
its
drivers
are
not
taking
part
in
the
walkouts.
However,
SWR
services
through
the
Hook
area
will
continue
to
be
reduced
because
two
of
the
four
lines
are
still
closed
while
Network
Rail
continues
to
repair
a
major
landslip. 

Viaduct
++
The
last
of
292
concrete
piles
that
will
form
the
foundations
for
the
longest
railway
bridge
in
Britain
have
been
installed
at
the
site
of
HS2’s
Colne
Valley
Viaduct.
Once
complete,
the
3.4km
bridge
will
carry
HS2
over
a
series
of
lakes
and
waterways
near
Hillingdon
on
the
north-western
outskirts
of
London.
Deck
assembly
began
last
year,
and
HS2
said
more
than
500
metres
of
the
structure
is
now
complete.
When
finished,
the
viaduct
will
take
the
title
of
‘longest
railway
bridge’
from
the
Tay
Bridge
on
the
east
coast
of
Scotland,
which
is
3.26km
long.