TfL Tube strike 2015: Citymapper’s advice for how to survive London travel chaos July 8, 2015 Millions of London commuters are likely face travel woes today as – barring any miracles – a 24-hour Tube strike goes ahead, with trains coming to a grinding halt in the early evening. How to get home? Although 200 extra buses will be on London’s roads, all transport will be far busier than usual as [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: London Underground boss Mike Brown defends Night Tube, insists workers’ hours will not increase July 8, 2015 London Underground boss Mike Brown has defended the Night Tube as “exciting and essential” – and insisted the group is not demanding staff to work more hours to operate it. Tube workers are poised to go on a major strike from 6pm tonight, which will disrupt the entire network for at least 24 hours. [...]
TfL Tube strike and First Great Western, Southern, Northern train strikes: There’s going to be major disruption in the next week – but commuters could claim millions back in compensation July 8, 2015 Having called off the Network Rail strike in May, union bosses have been busy planning a "perfect storm" of rail and Tube strikes – conveniently timed to start on the same day as George Osborne’s summer Budget. From July 8th to 17th, strikes have been scheduled by London Underground, First Great Western, Southern Rail [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015 is on: Expect travel chaos from 6.30pm today and all day Thursday July 7, 2015 Millions of commuters will face travel misery today after last-ditch efforts to resolve a dispute over London Underground worker’s pay and hours failed to stop strike plans. Transport for London’s (TfL) latest offer was turned down by unions late yesterday, paving the way for industrial action that will stop tube services tonight and all [...]
Tube strike 2015: Talks to avert action between TfL and drivers’ unions fail July 7, 2015 A Tube strike is certain to go ahead after crunch talks between TfL and drivers' unions failed this afternoon. "It's clear that TfL are not serious about negotiations," a spokesperson for Aslef, the union which represents the majority of Tube drivers, told City A.M. An emphatic "no" was given when asked whether there was any [...]
Tube strike 2015: TfL and union talks continue over new pay deal but strike still scheduled to go ahead July 7, 2015 Talks between Transport for London (TfL) and unions are continuing today, in an effort to avoid strike action which will bring the Tube grinding to a halt causing disruption for thousands of passengers. The clock is ticking on last-ditch talks seeking an agreement on a new pay deal offered yesterday by TfL, as the deadline [...]
The 10 Tube stations where you’ll find the fastest WiFi July 7, 2015 London's Tube stations may fall over sometimes, whether that's down to the weather (leaves, snow, rain, wind, sun, take your pick), industrial action or simply signal failures – but there are no hold ups when it comes to getting online. The public wifi network across the Tube, which is run by Virgin Media, is one [...]
7/7 London bombings 10th anniversary: Transport for London will hold one-minute silence today July 7, 2015 Transport for London will be holding a one-minute silence to mark the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings today. The explosions, which brought down the entire Tube network, went off within seconds of each other just before 8:50am. The first incident took place between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East, the second between King's [...]
EasyJet strike 2015: Cabin crew ballot for action could cause summer travel chaos for holidaymakers and a new headache for budget airline July 7, 2015 Strike action by EasyJet staff could disrupt thousands of holidaymakers preparing to jet off for the summer holidays, causing a further headache for the low-cost airline. British cabin crew staff are planning to walk out over pay after talks between unions and the airline broke down following months of negotiations. EasyJet has said it is confident [...]
Tube strike 2015: Drivers will strike over Night Tube after turning down this pay deal from TfL July 6, 2015 A 24-hour strike by Tube drivers planned for Wednesday is expected to go ahead, causing disruption to millions of Londoners, after a "final" pay offer was turned down. A new "final" offer of a two per cent pay rise this year, £2,000 for drivers and £500 for other staff working on the Night Tube services, was put forward [...]