Tube closure means you probably shouldn’t plan any trips to Uxbridge this summer March 24, 2014 Good news: Transport for London has found a way to cut down on weekend Tube closures this summer.Bad news: This means parts of the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines are going to be shut down for three and a half weeks. Between 19 July and 10 August, the two lines on the Uxbridge branch will be [...]
Obituary: The firebrand who led London’s transport staff March 11, 2014 WHEN BOB Crow was challenged last month about sunbathing in Brazil while his union headed towards a series of strikes on the London Underground, he replied in his typically brusque manner: “What do you want me to do, sit under a tree and read Karl Marx every day?” Crow’s fight for rail workers since winning [...]
Video: The future of driverless transport is hiding at Heathrow March 3, 2014 Driverless vehicles are either the future of motoring or the death knell for public transport, depending on whether you take your travel news from Google or the RMT. But tucked away beyond domestic arrivals at Heathrow is a driverless transport network that has been running successfully for nearly three years and is the first of [...]
Volunteers who kept the underground running during strike awarded £25 voucher February 24, 2014 London Underground Tube staff who volunteered to keep services running during this month's strike have been awarded £25 "by way of thank you." The strikes were called in response to the closure of London ticket offices and plans to cut 750 jobs. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said the volunteers were awarded £25 for [...]
Why transport is the key to unlocking London’s garden suburb renaissance February 13, 2014 THIRTEEN miles east of the Palace of Westminster, a development is taking place that is vital to the future of London’s housing debate. On the site of a former Victorian power station, a town the size of Windsor is being built. Barking Riverside is London’s newest suburb. It is the cousin of Battersea and, while [...]
Second Tube walkout set to start tonight February 10, 2014 TRANSPORT unions and London Underground negotiators will today make a last-ditch attempt to avoid a second wave of staff walkouts on the Tube, due to start at 9pm. Talks at resolution service Acas broke up last night without a compromise, but both sides have agreed to meet again at 9am. If they fail to find [...]
Second wave of tube strikes looms February 6, 2014 THE TWO-DAY Tube strike ended yesterday – but the same disruption will hit the city again next week unless union bosses and London Underground can reach a truce. The two sides will meet again today at resolution service Acas to seek common ground in TfL’s plans to cut a net 750 jobs, shut ticket halls [...]
Planning Awards take Boris’ mind off Tube February 4, 2014 FOLLOWING his tête-à-tête with RMT’s Bob Crow on LBC radio, Boris Johnson relaxed by presenting The London Planning Awards last night. East Village took the top gong for Planning Excellence as well as Best New Place To Live. “Enjoy yourselves at the after show drinks…but perhaps not for too long with the strike deadline approaching,” [...]
Last-ditch talks as commuters face Tube strike February 3, 2014 UNION officials and Tube bosses will meet today for last-ditch talks to avoid a crippling two-day strike on the Underground this week. Transport for London has warned that all Tube lines will face disruption starting at around 9.30pm tomorrow if the two sides fail to agree a truce. Talks will resume today at the dispute [...]
Waitrose and Tesco to set up Tube collection January 29, 2014 TESCO and Waitrose are opening six click-and-collect points each in the London Underground this year, as part of TfL’s efforts to get more retailers using the Tube. The supermarkets will follow Asda, which is running a six-month trial in car parks near Tube stations, with plans to open more outlets this year. Tesco will launch [...]