How is London going to pay for all that infrastructure? The future success of our vibrant, world class city depends on it. February 2, 2016 £1.3 trillion is not a number you come across often, but when you do it is a figure that is so incomprehensible, you might as well use the term ‘infinite’. However, £1.3 trillion is the sum devised by City Hall for the funding required to meet London’s infrastructure needs by 2050. That’s £37.1bn a year for [...]
London commuters at Clapham Junction and Euston face week of delays after Leighton Buzzard landslip February 1, 2016 Commuters heading into and out of Clapham Junction and Euston could face delays for the rest of the week. A landslip near Leighton Buzzard has disrupted Virgin Trains, Southern and London Midland services. National Rail said the problems were expected to last until 6am on Friday 5 February. Virgin and London Midland trains between Milton [...]
Tube strike 6 to 8 February 2016: New RMT dates to disrupt TfL services over jobs dispute February 1, 2016 Transport union RMT is planning a 48-hour Tube strike beginning this Saturday and running until Monday evening, this time over job cuts on the London Underground. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will down tools from 9pm on 6 February and continue until the same time on Monday night over a long-standing dispute regarding [...]
From concrete diamonds to timing: Here are seven things you can expect from Crossrail construction in the year ahead? January 29, 2016 Crossrail has been little more than an annoyance for passengers over the past few years, but as the 2018 deadline draws closer it’s all starting to feel a bit real. So what can you expect from Crossrail in the year ahead? 1. It’s being delivered on schedule No, really. As of now, the project is [...]
From Tesco and the death of the Defender to MBAs and Donald Trump: Here’s what got us talking this week January 29, 2016 HSBC celebrated the first pay day since Christmas by going offline (again). We learned that there are just 12 special words in every job interview. And everyone who wasn't 29 years old questioned this study. Here's what got us talking 1) You're not imagining it Yes, it's true: those commuting into London really do have it the [...]
Train delays and commuter frustration: How train operators can get customer service back on track January 29, 2016 At a time when rail delays, disruptions and the rising cost of travel are rarely out of the press, pressure is understandably mounting on rail operators to improve the quality of service for commuters. This is no truer than in the capital, with three train firms serving London named amongst the worst in Britain for customer satisfaction earlier [...]
London’s first driverless cars will be trialled this summer as Heathrow’s autonomous “pods” hit the streets of Greenwich January 29, 2016 Forget Google and its Californian experiments – driverless cars are about to come a lot closer to home, after a project announced plans to trial autonomous vehicles in Greenwich this summer. The Gateway project said three British companies – Westfield Sportscars, Heathrow Enterprises and Oxbotica – will work together to develop "pods" based on the ones [...]
Mayor of London Boris Johnson accused of “cover up” over Garden Bridge meeting January 29, 2016 The Mayor of London has been accused of misleading the London Assembly over the controversial Garden Bridge, amid claims he targeted Apple for corporate sponsorship before the scheme had even received backing. According to trade magazine Architects' Journal, which has been running a series of exposes on the matter, Boris Johnson and Garden Bridge designer Thomas Heatherwick travelled [...]
Thank rail companies when trains run on time, says Sussex MP Huw Merriman January 28, 2016 Commuters should be taking the time to say thank you to the rail companies when they manage to get train services running on time, which they do "most days", a Sussex MP has said. Thousands of passengers may beg to differ, but speaking in the Commons today, MP for Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman said: "This morning [...]
Southeastern cancels Ashford to London trains after engineering works overrun January 28, 2016 Commuters travelling into London from Kent were faced with major disruption this morning, after Southeastern cancelled a series of trains because of overrunning engineering works. Services from Maidstone, Ashford and Canterbury into London Victoria were delayed by as much as two hours, and some of them cancelled outright. Engineering works meant the line did not open until nearly [...]