It’s not just the TfL Tube strike: First Great Western 24 hour rail strike begins August 23, 2015 It's not just the London Underground that has endured stoppages due to strike action. Train services across Britain face disruption today, after workers from First Great Western walked out for 24 hours from midnight. First Great Western runs services between London Paddington, south Wales, the Cotswolds, the Thames Valley region and the West of England. [...]
From TfL Tube strike and Greek debt crisis to awful colleagues and FTSE woes: Here’s what got us talking this week August 21, 2015 There was a flypast. There was a bus in someone’s front garden. And somewhere – or perhaps everywhere – the sound of prosecco corks being popped overtook those of champagne. Here’s what got us talking this week 1. Our colleagues To be fair, it’s something we probably discuss most weeks, and we’re not alone. Perhaps that’s [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August: Unions to decide on industrial action over Night Tube on Monday August 21, 2015 Commuter happiness hangs in the balance. Union representatives are to meet on Monday to determine whether next week's Tube strikes will go ahead, following a week of gruelling talks with transport bosses. As things stand RMT, TSSA and Unite are expected to go ahead with the two sets of walkouts, the first of which [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: Now RMT’s City Cruise members are going on strike too August 21, 2015 Thinking of beating next week's Tube strike by hitting the water and travelling in on City Cruises? Think again. Transport union RMT, whose Tube members are among those planning to walk out on two dates next week, is also organising a strike on the service on Thursday 27 August. The strike will [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: This is the travel advice for next week’s double Night Tube action August 20, 2015 Transport for London is gearing up for the planned double-whammy of two Tube strikes next week, and has just issued travel advice for commuters. Both sides are still locked in talks regarding working conditions for the impending Night Tube. But if a compromise is not reached, Tube services will be severely affected by action [...]
Rail strike by First Great Western: Talks continue to avert bank holiday chaos for those travelling to West Country, Wales and the Cotswolds August 18, 2015 It's not just the London Underground which is hitting the buffers due to strike action. First Great Western rail staff are scheduled to hold two strikes – one of them taking place over the bank holiday weekend – causing misery for travellers looking to escape the city for a sunny spot in the West Country, [...]
Bank and Monument Tube stations re-opened after fire alert; Waterloo & City Line, DLR to restart August 18, 2015 Bank and Monument Tube stations in central London have been re-opened this morning after a fire alert turned out to be a false alarm. Transport for London tweeted about the closure shortly after 11am, the stations were evacuated for around 20 minutes. The London Fire Brigade was called to the scene. A TfL [...]
Power supply problems affecting “all trains” in and out of London Victoria – and it’s going to last into rush hour August 18, 2015 Train services in and out of London Victoria are being cancelled, diverted or delayed by as much as 30 minutes because of "power supply problems". The issue appears to be affecting all trains in and out of the station. The fault, which has been disrupting trains for at least an hour, looks likely [...]
TfL Tube strike August 2015: “Constructive” talks resume between RMT, TSSA, Aslef, Unite and London Underground as clock ticks on strike action August 17, 2015 Talks between Tube drivers and London Underground bosses have resumed today, in a bid to avert the strike action which will bring much of London's transport network grinding to a halt for a third time. The two sides returned to the negotiating table today following a break over the weekend and three days of continuous [...]
From TfL Tube strike and VJ 70 Day to Google’s transformation and London’s Plague pits: Here’s what got us talking this week August 15, 2015 A tennis player got fined for not playing cricket. The Labour leadership contest turned nasty. And somewhere in Covent Garden was the sound of the house price market going super-sonic. Here's what got us talking this week 1. We are pretty tight when it comes to tipping Yep, turns out we're pretty stingy. But not [...]