Sadiq Khan sets up £500m funding facility to cover TfL finance gap September 21, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has set up a £500m funding facility to cover the £230m gap left by the government’s long-term funding of Transport for London (TfL). Khan said that City Hall’s funding facility – which could not be introduced earlier because TfL’s financial gap was too big – will be available to the transport [...]
London businesses still not sure what ‘Levelling Up’ means, new survey shows September 20, 2022 London businesses are still unclear on the details of what the UK government’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda actually entails, according to new research from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). First set out in the Conservative Party manifesto in 2019, the Levelling Up policy aims to reduce disparities between regions and social groups inside [...]
Train drivers at 12 firms including London Overground will strike on 1 and 5 October September 20, 2022 Train drivers at 12 key operating firms will walk out on 1 and 5 October after ASLEF union confirmed members backed a strike today. Industrial action for two weeks time was confirmed for the first week of October, after being delayed due to the Queen’s death and funeral. ASLEF, which represents 96 per cent of [...]
Queen’s funeral: Westminster, St James’s Park and Hyde Park Corner tube stations closed on Monday September 16, 2022 Three key London tube stations will be closed on Monday to prevent overcrowding ahead of the Queen’s state funeral. Westminster, St James’s Park and Hyde Park Corner tube stations will remain shut for most of Monday morning up to one million people are expected to flock into central London for the unprecedented event. Transport for [...]
Tube open for extra hour on Monday as thousands attend Queen’s funeral September 15, 2022 Most tube lines will remain open – in their entirety or partially – for an extra hour on Monday night as hundreds of thousands are expected to attend the Queen’s funeral. The Bakerloo, Victoria, Jubilee, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines will run entire services for the extra hour, with last services leaving at 1am [...]
‘Harder than the Olympics’: TfL chief on logistics of Queen commemorations September 14, 2022 Transport for London boss Andy Byford has said the network will work hard to deliver a good service for the Queen's commemorations
Warning of 35-hour queue to see Queen lying in state: 750,000 lining up but only 350,000 capacity September 13, 2022 Brits hoping to see the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall are facing a 35-hour wait, with warnings there is more than double the amount of mourners than the site can hold. It was reported this morning that Westminster Hall, where the Queen is lying in state, can process 350,000 – despite there being upwards of [...]
Queen’s funeral: Travel chiefs warn train network will be ‘extremely busy’ as refunds offered September 12, 2022 Travel chiefs have warned services and stations will be “extremely busy” in the next week due to the official period of mourning. Both the Rail Delivery Group and Transport For London discouraged unnecessary travel and urged planning, as hundreds of thousands are expected to visit Her Majesty the Queen lying in state. Parliamentary authorities are [...]
Govia Thameslink staff balloted by TSSA union over possible fresh strike action September 8, 2022 Govia Thameslink train staff are to be balloted for industrial action in protest of pay, conditions and redundancies. Rail union TSSA will open ballots for hundreds of its members working at Govia Thameslink Railway, which includes four key franchises. Results of the ballot will be announced on 6 October and could impact Thameslink, Southern, Great [...]
TfL warns of Boris bikes’ suspension this weekend amid e-bikes roll-out September 7, 2022 TfL has warned Londoners that they will not be able to use Boris bikes this weekend as the public body is rolling out a new electric fleet. The cycle hire scheme will be suspended from 10pm on Friday to 6am on Monday, to allow the network’s system to be upgraded. “I am delighted to be [...]