Tube strike tonight over tube driver sacking for failed alcohol test March 7, 2015 London Underground staff are set to strike tonight from 9.30pm to 3.59am tonight in protest at the sacking of a driver. Members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport Union (RMT) are protesting the dismissal, which came after the drive failed two alcohol breath tests. It said a faulty machine had presented false positives before, which [...]
Eurostar services suspended after person hit by train in Kent as travel chaos ensues at St Pancras March 2, 2015 Passengers on the Eurostar are facing major delays after services were suspended following the death of a man who was hit by a train in Bearsted, in Kent. The British Transport Police (BTP) were called in at 11:40am. In a statement the BTP said: Medics from South East Coast Ambulance Service also attended the incident, [...]
Scaffolding collapses onto double decker bus on Peckham Road March 2, 2015 Scaffolding has collapsed onto the number 345 bus on one of South London's busiest high streets. Shortly before 11:15am the scaffolding crashed into the side of the double decker bus on Peckham Road. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) were on the scene within the hour and have confirmed the area is now safe. The road [...]
TfL partners with Development Securities for redevelopment of Southwark Tube station March 2, 2015 TfL has unveiled one of the sites which will benefit from its push to upgrade its extensive property portfolio. TfL will partner with Development Securities to redevelop the area above and around Southwark Tube station. The project will create 300 new homes, a retail and restaurant space, as well as more public space. "Our site [...]
Tube strike dates announced for Saturday night 7 March over driver sacking March 2, 2015 There's more misery for Londoners as Tube drivers have announced the dates for another strike over the sacking of a colleague. The walkout will begin on Saturday 7 March at 9.30pm and end on Sunday 8 March 3.59am, minimising transport chaos by avoiding rush hour but potentially leaving some revellers confused. The London Underground drivers [...]
TFL’s Tube “etiquette poetry” competition: X of the best submissions February 27, 2015 Mind the rap Let people go Move down The platform end Rumbling wind
Elephant and Castle named the most dangerous junction in London as top 10 cycle hotspots revealed February 25, 2015 The 10 worst hot spots for cyclists in London have been identified – and Elephant and Castle has been named the most dangerous junction in the capital. There have been 80 accidents between motorists and cyclists reported to police between 2009 and 2013, topping the list of locations surveyed by insurance giant Aviva. The next [...]
Commuters left fuming (and damp) by two hundred metre queues just to enter Brixton Tube station February 25, 2015 Angry commuters are faced with two hundred metre queues to get into Brixton Tube station because of engineering work being done to the escalators. The queues, which witnesses claim stretched back as far as the Ritzy Cinema a couple of hundred metres from the station, have become a semi-regular feature along Brixton Road and [...]
Transport for London launches “etiquette poetry” competition to get commuters behaving better on the Tube February 17, 2015 The pen is mightier than the sword. That proverb was apparently created by a man who avoided execution by persuading his jailer to kill another prisoner, so he probably knew a thing or two about the strength of the written word. And it's that power that Transport for London is hoping to harness for good [...]
Boris Johnson’s Crossrail for Bikes to link Tottenham, Stoke Newington, Dalston and the City of London February 17, 2015 The next phase of Boris Johnson's "Crossrail for Bikes" will make it easier for Londoners to cycle from Tottenham, Stoke Newington and Dalston into the City of London, Transport for London (TfL) said today. The new cycle superway 1 (CS1), which will run along quiet streets parallel to the A10, could cut cyclists' journey times from Tottenham to [...]