Sadiq Khan is squandering the success of the Elizabeth Line May 1, 2025 Despite the popularity and success of the Elizabeth Line, other major transport projects in the capital are in limbo, writes James Ford Everybody loves the Elizabeth Line, right? There are the sleek, open-plan trains, the breathtaking, well-designed stations and, perhaps best of all, there are the smooth and swift journey times that have created new [...]
TfL launches fresh crackdown on fare evasion with new measures April 30, 2025 Transport for London (TfL) plans to expand its team of investigators as part of a suite of new measures to crack down on fare evasion. London’s transport body is aiming to halve fare evasion across all its services, which costs hundreds of millions each year, to 1.5 per cent or less by 2030. The rate [...]
Wework hopeful of revival amid growth in demand for flexible workspaces April 22, 2025 Embattled office company Wework is hopeful of a revival after reporting a jump in demand for flexible workspaces in London. The New York-based business, which collapsed in November 2023 before emerging from bankruptcy last year, said its on-demand bookings – a pay-as-you-go membership option – rose by 30 per cent in London compared to the [...]
Elizabeth Line strikes called off after new pay offer February 25, 2025 Strikes planned by train drivers on the London Elizabeth Line this week have been called off, a union has announced. Aslef said on Tuesday the walk-outs would not take place after a new pay offer was made from the Elizabeth Line’s operators, MTR. It will consider offer tomorrow. Passengers had been expecting significantly reduced services [...]
Elizabeth Line train drivers to strike in dispute over pay February 13, 2025 Train drivers on London’s Elizabeth Line will stage a series of strikes over the next month in a dispute over pay, a union has announced. Members of Aslef, which represents nearly all of the UK’s train drivers, will walk out on 27 February, and on the 1st, 8th and 10th of March for 24 hours. [...]
Elizabeth Line has helped create 400k jobs in and around London January 10, 2025 The area around the City of London’s Liverpool Street Station has been one of the biggest benefactors of the new Elizabeth Line research shows. London’s most popular route has carried more than 0.5bn passengers since its inception. Fresh figures from Transport for London (TFL) and Arup show Crossrail has helped create thousands of new jobs by [...]
Chinese-owned MTR loses Elizabeth Line contract November 20, 2024 MTR will be succeeded by GTS Rail Operations Limited, a joint venture between the Go Ahead Group, Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation.
Canary Wharf unveils ‘urban oasis’ in historic partnership with the Eden Project October 2, 2024 Canary Wharf has unveiled a groundbreaking biodiversity scheme with the Eden Project, as the banking district goes green to improve workers’ experiences. The first-of-its-kind Eden Dock was unveiled on Wednesday, with the Canary Wharf Group (CWG) describing it as an “urban oasis”. The partnership will improve biodiversity in the area and offer more touch points [...]
London Underground: Severe delays hit Elizabeth Line all day July 30, 2024 Commuters are facing chaos on the London Underground as four lines suffer severe delays and the Overground is partially shut.
Elizabeth Line gets 4G and 5G mobile coverage for the first time July 3, 2024 New mobile coverage has been installed between Liverpool Street and Paddington Station and the whole line will benefit from 4G and 5G by summer's end.