Elizabeth line: Direct services from Reading and Heathrow to central London will begin in November August 23, 2022 Businesses have welcomed the integration of Elizabeth line services from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield from 6 November. “The upgraded services will be greatly welcomed by businesses across the Capital that rely on footfall more than ever before to help them navigate their recovery from Covid, cost of living pressures and rising inflation,” said Ruth Duston, [...]
One dead after Range Rover collides with Tesla and ends up on Underground tracks August 22, 2022 A woman has died following a collision between a Range Rover and Tesla, leaving the 4×4 on the tracks of the London Underground. Met Police officers are asking for witnesses after the dramatic coming-together of the two vehicles in the early hours of the morning in West London. They were called at 3.48am following the [...]
Tube strike brings London to a standstill as Uber raises prices due to increased demand August 19, 2022 London has been paralysed by a strike from workers on the Underground, Overground and bus service, as private hire taxi services like Uber and Bolt raise prices due to increased demand. All London Underground lines are closed on Friday 19 August following a walk-out called by around 10,000 members of the RMT Union on the [...]
Just 20 per cent of rail network to operate on Thursday and Saturday as UK braces for next wave of strikes August 17, 2022 A fifth of rail services running on half of the network will be running on Thursday and Saturday, as industrial action is set to bring the country to a grinding halt. Network Rail has advised commuters to not use trains unless absolutely necessary, with limited services available for much of the country. This comes after [...]
Proposed bus cuts will lead to personal security concerns for women, minorities and disabled Londoners August 9, 2022 The bus cuts proposed by Transport for London (TfL) will lead to personal security concerns for Londoners – especially for women, people of colour and disabled people. According to watchdog London TravelWatch, the planned cuts will force one in five Londoners to change buses in the middle of the night, moving to an altogether different [...]
Unbearable: Victoria crowned noisiest tube line after receiving most complaints August 8, 2022 The Victoria Line was crowned the noisiest on the Transport for London (TfL) network after it received the highest number of complaints from passengers, drivers and people that live nearby. Running from Brixton to Walthamstow, the line received 306 complaints since 2016, 108 of which for the section between King’s Cross and Highbury and Islington. [...]
Bus drivers join ‘summer of discontent’ and announce strike for 19 and 20 August August 7, 2022 London bus drivers have joined the UK’s “summer of discontent” and announced a strike for 19 and 20 August following a dispute over salaries. The union Unite said more than 1,600 of its members working for bus operator London United will join the walkout after the company’s parent, RATP Dev Transit, offered a 7.8 pay [...]
‘Junk science’: London Conservatives dispute validity of research on TfL food ad restrictions August 3, 2022 GLA Conservatives have disputed the validity of an independent research on junk food ad restrictions implemented since 2019 on the Transport for London (TfL) network. Published yesterday by the University of Sheffield and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the study argued that the ban has prevented almost 100,000 cases of obesity. It [...]
TfL tells union financial recovery at risk if Tube strikes go ahead August 3, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has called on the union RMT to cancel the Tube strike on 19 August as walking out will only increase the public body’s financial risks. “I need to be really clear with you, that taking further industrial action at this time will do nothing but undermine our negotiations with government and [...]
TfL long-term funding discussions drag on August 3, 2022 Discussions over the long-term funding of Transport for London (TfL) have dragged on, as the latest round of government funding was set to expire today. TfL’s commissioner Andy Byford said the public body was still “in active discussion” with government officials to ensure that the funding proposal made was “fair and deliverable.” “We hope these [...]