Network Rail misses punctuality targets (just) November 26, 2015 Network Rail has narrowly missed its punctuality target, the train group has admitted, while revealing a drop of nearly a quarter in profits. The group is charged with getting 90 per cent of trains to their destination on time: figures out this morning show that it has reached a moving annual average of 89.5 per cent. [...]
Faulty train at Kings Cross causing travel chaos on Piccadilly Line as TfL suspends service between Hyde Park Corner and Arnos Grove November 26, 2015 A faulty train at King's Cross was causing travel disruption throughout the Piccadilly Line this morning, as commuters struggled to get into work during rush hour. Transport for London said the service between Hyde Park Corner and Arnos Grove had been suspended in both directions. The disruption was also causing minor delays on the rest of the line. The [...]
London’s black taxis will accept credit or debit card and contactless payments by October 2016 – but minimum fares will rise by 20p to pay for it November 26, 2015 All black cabs will accept cards and contactless payments from October 2016, after plans for the industry to move with the times by accepting new ways to pay gained overwhelming support from the public. However, the minimum fare of £2.40 will rise across the board by 20p to accommodate the costs of using the new technology. Credit card [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Transport for London loses billions in Spending Review as subsidies cut by Department of Transport November 25, 2015 Transport for London will lose out on billions of pounds of funding after the government announced it will cut its subsidy in the Spending Review. The Department for Transport will phase out TfL's resource grant which makes up around six per cent of its annual budget, amounting to £2.8bn by 2019. The move comes as part of efforts by [...]
Holborn Tube station trials standing-only (no walking) escalators as Transport for London tries to speed up exit with rule-breaking experiment November 25, 2015 Commuters heading through Holborn during morning rush hour will be stopped from walking up escalators at the Tube station in a new experiment that's actually designed to speed thing up. The new standing-only rule will be in effect during early peak travel for the next three weeks, breaking what might just be the cardinal rule of London – walk on the left and stand [...]
Night Tube launch back on track? TfL proposes hiring part-time drivers to break union deal deadlock and get start date agreed November 25, 2015 Plans for the Tube to run through the night are back on track after Transport for London suggested hiring part-time staff to drive the services in a bid to break a deadlock in negotiations with unions. Part-time drivers, estimated to number around 140 at this early stage, would be hired to work the night shifts which unions [...]
Travel disruption as severe delays on Jubilee Line between Westminster and Stratford causing “death trap” crowds at Waterloo November 24, 2015 A faulty train at Bermondsey was causing severe delays on the Jubilee this morning, disrupting services between Westminster and Stratford. The delays were causing crowds of commuters to build throughout the line, with Transport for London having to deploy crowd control in stations such as Canada Water. Entrance to the station is currently restricted and [...]
Metropolitan Line extension to Watford Junction gets go-ahead after securing final funding shorfall from Transport for London November 23, 2015 Plans to extend the Metropolitan Line to Watford Junction have finally been given the green light after securing a multi-million pound shortfall in funding from Transport for London. Ground will be broken on the project next year when the line was originally slated to open with completion due in 2020. The £284.4m project, originally called the Croxley Rail Link, has been beset [...]
Mastercard Mondays: Free travel on Tube, bus, DLR, tram and National Rail on offer across London with Apple Pay November 23, 2015 Everyone loves a freebie and Londoners are being treated to an especially valuable one today – free travel across the capital. Mastercard users will be able to travel on Tube, train, tram, bus and DLR for free by using Apple Pay, making the cold morning perhaps just that little bit more bearable. And, it's not just today. The free rides will [...]
New Crossrail train revealed: TfL unveils design for £1bn train fleet with 4G, Wi-Fi and air-con as standard November 20, 2015 Transport for London today unveiled the design of the Crossrail trains that are due to enter service from May 2017. The new trains are being built by Bombardier Transportation's UK factory in Derby. Each train will provide space for 1,500 customers in nine fully-interconnected, air-conditioned, walk-through carriages with 4G and Wi-Fi as standard. (Source: TFL) [...]