Elizabeth line: Bond Street station to open on 24 October September 28, 2022 Bond Street’s Elizabeth line station will open on 24 October following a five-month delay, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. The step-free station will accommodate 140,000 daily passengers, relieving congestion from Oxford Street and giving a boost to the capital’s fashion district. Trains will initially run every five minutes, with no services taking place on [...]
Russians flee en masse to escape Putin’s mobilisation with few flights out of Moscow costing £10,000 September 27, 2022 Tens of thousands of Russians are fleeing their country to escape the mass military mobilisation that is currently underway. As a result, international flights out of Moscow now cost more than £10,000 per seat for a single ticket. The Kremlin ordered last week that up to 300,000 reservists across Russia should report for duty in [...]
TfL confirms Byford’s departure as COO Lord steps in on interim basis September 22, 2022 TfL has confirmed the departure of commissioner Andy Byford at the end of October as current chief operating officer Andy Lord steps in on an interim basis. Byford said he will leave the network and move back to the US, where he lived and was New York City Transit’s president. Announced today, Byford’s resignation comes [...]
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 [...]