Prudential Ride London Freecycle returns with a new route, more entertainment and a record 70,000 cyclists taking part May 27, 2015 London will play host to a record number of cyclists in August as the Prudential Ride London Freecycle event expands to 70,000 participants. The race, which will take place on August 1 as part of the London mayor's annual festival of cycling, will take a different route running along the Strand and Lincoln's Inn [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: Anti-austerity protest targets Downing Street May 27, 2015 The Queen's Speech has come and gone but even after the debates in parliament this afternoon, Downing Street will still be a hive of activity. An anti-austerity protest has been organised to coincide with the Queen's Speech, with campaigners targeting Downing Street shortly after the official state opening of parliament. The People's Assembly [...]
Fenchurch Street chaos: Disruption to continue until end of service May 27, 2015 Commuters using London's Fenchurch Street could face a travel headache going home tonight, with operators confirming there will be disruption to the service until the end of the day. Problems began this morning just before 7:30am when there was a power outage between Uxbridge or Tilbury Town and the City terminus. Passengers were “detrained” [...]
Air traffic control outage hits Belgian airspace: 20,000 passengers affected as flights delayed, cancelled May 27, 2015 Update: Nearly 150 flights have been cancelled and 32 diverted to other European cities after a power outage shut off Belgian airspace this morning. The electrical fault, which is expected to keep Brussels Airport out of action until at least 2pm, has affected 20,000 passengers already today, Brussels Airport said in an update early [...]
The Crossrail effect: Fares between Liverpool Street and Shenfield cut by up to 40pc as TfL Rail takes £5m hit May 26, 2015 Essex commuters will be the first to benefit from London’s Crossrail train service, with fare cuts of up to 40 per cent introduced this weekend. Although the east-west London line will not be travelling through the capital’s newly-dug tunnels until 2019, some services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield will be run as TfL Rail from [...]
In pictures: Why TfL escalator and lift work can take so long May 26, 2015 Maintaining the heavy duty escalators and lifts which support London's tube network is a mammoth task – and this helps to explain why replacements and refurbishment can take such a frustratingly long time. It all boils down to the fact these escalators and lifts aren't subjected to an ordinary degree of wear and tear, according to Transport for [...]
Black cab protest: Police close Victoria Street, Buckingham Gate as United Cabbies Group rails against TfL’s lack of support May 26, 2015 Central London roads were gridlocked this afternoon as the black cab protest caused chaos around Parliament Square, Whitehall, Embankment and Lambeth Palace Road. Campaigners are directing the protest, scheduled to take place between 2pm and 4pm today, against Transport for London, which they claim are not doing enough to keep on top of regulation [...]
Conservatives want to end free travel for friends and flatmates of TfL employees, saying it will save the government millions May 26, 2015 Friends, flatmates and family of TfL staff are currently able to use London's public transport for free, but the Conservatives want to put a stop to this. They say the rule, which allows each employee of the body to select one person they live with to be able to travel around the capital cost-free using [...]
London’s cabbies are taking on Uber, and TfL in high stakes fight for capital’s streets May 25, 2015 Transport for London’s (TfL) headquarters will be the scene of a protest by black cab drivers today. The action is a demonstration of the simmering tensions between traditional cabbies and modern firms like Uber, which show no sign of dying down. Black cab drivers are represented by the London Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA), Unite [...]
National rail strike called off: Bank holiday train misery averted but London Underground poised for more industrial action May 21, 2015 Britons breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as unions called off a 24-hour bank holiday strike that threatened to bring the country’s rail network to a standstill. But fresh calls for industrial action – this time over rostering and pay for night-time Underground services from September – point to a growing union revolt against [...]