RMT union suspends September Tube strikes September 1, 2015 The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has suspended Tube strikes planned for next week. Read more: Picket line travel disruption is hurting London Underground A walkout was planned between Tuesday 8th September and Thursday 10th September over disputes about pay and working conditions ahead of the planned all-night Tube service. Plans had been in [...]
Travel chaos as Southeastern services to London Bridge blocked September 1, 2015 Southeastern commuters had an unwelcome return to work after the bank holiday with several services running into London Bridge brought down by signalling problems. The train operator said this morning that all lines between Deptford and Charlton were "blocked", resulting in services either being delayed or diverted through Lewisham. There were no services [...]
August bank holiday 2015 train travel disruption: Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo East and London Bridge among several stations closed August 28, 2015 Hoping to travel by train this bank holiday? Think again: it looks like there will be pretty widespread disruption to rail services in London and the rest of the country between tomorrow and Monday. Here's just how bad it's going to get. Trains in and out of London are going to be severely [...]
TfL: Bank station reopens fire alert and reported flooding as Waterloo and City, Circle, Hammersmith and City lines disrupted August 28, 2015 Commuters faced travel chaos in the run-up to the bank holiday, after Bank and Monument stations were closed and several lines were disrupted after a fire alert. Although the stations have now reopened, several lines, including the Waterloo and City line, were still disrupted. Transport for London cannot give an estimate of when normal service [...]
TfL London Night Tube start date: Transport for London delays Night Tube’s 12 September launch August 27, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed London's new 24-hour Tube service will not launch on 12 September as planned. In a statement today, the organisation said that while practical arrangements to run the Night Tube were in place, ongoing talks with trade unions meant it won't be possible to agree rosters and communicate them to [...]
Night Tube delayed: How the anticipated launch of the first 24-hr Tube service was derailed August 27, 2015 It's a dream come true for London's partygoers (or anyone who works late into the night for that matter) – but the Night Tube has become a nightmare. The 24-hour Tube will no longer be hitting the tracks in two weeks' time when it was expected to, after Transport for London postponed its launch today. [...]
Train strikes: First Great Western bank holiday weekend action will go ahead as RMT union talks fail August 26, 2015 Strikes on First Great Western trains will go ahead over the busy August bank holiday weekend after talks between unions and the train company failed to come to an agreement. RMT union members working for First Great Western, including guards and attendants, will walk out on Saturday 29 August for 72 hours in a dispute [...]
TfL Tube strikes 2015: Picket line travel disruption is hurting London Underground – Brand Index August 26, 2015 This year has not been a good one so far for commuters in the capital with a succession of strikes seeing London Underground staff manning picket lines instead of running railway lines. With the cancellation of this week’s strikes suggesting there is now some light at the end of the organisation’s tunnels, I have [...]
Bocca di Lupo restaurateur says he would charge any striking Tube driver double the price August 25, 2015 The Tory crackdown on union strike action has been pretty hardcore in recent months, but it looks like a ceasefire is on the horizon after London Underground protests were called off earlier this week. City chef Jacob Kennedy hit back at Tube staff this week, saying that he would charge any striking workers double [...]
Transport for London introduces junction specially designed to keep cyclists safe at Cambridge Heath August 25, 2015 London cyclists, rejoice. Cambridge Heath just got a junction designed specifically to keep cyclists from being hit by left-turning traffic, the first of several similar junctions planned for the busiest roads across the capital. At the junction, the first of its kind in the UK, cyclists and cars will turn separately. Cars planning to make [...]