TfL granted deadline extension as it looks at Govt proposal July 28, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) was granted a week extension of the current government funding. The public body was given until 3 August while it continues to revise a £3.6bn proposal put on the plate by transport secretary Grant Shapps last Friday. “We are considering whether the proposal from the government meets that need and if [...]
Tube money: Govt warns long-term funding proposal for Transport for London is ‘our final offer’ July 28, 2022 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has warned that the long-term funding proposal made to Transport for London (TfL) is the Government’s “final offer”. The capital’s transport body has been reliant on money from the Government to keep services running during the coronavirus pandemic. The latest short-term funding agreement expires on Thursday. Mr Shapps wrote on Twitter: [...]
TfL ask for more time to look at “very complex” Whitehall funding arrangement July 27, 2022 TRANSPORT for London chiefs have asked for more time to look at the detail of a long-term funding deal from central government. Late last Friday evening the Department for Transport sent the body a proposal which would bring to an end a series of temporary bailouts and fraught negotiations, but TfL commissioner Andy Byford yesterday [...]
Tube workers to strike on 19 August over pensions and salaries July 26, 2022 Members of the union RMT working for London Underground have announced they will walk out on 19 August in a dispute over jobs and pensions. The union said the walk out – the latest straw in the UK’s “summer of discontent” – was prompted by TfL’s refusal to share the details of the government’s long-term [...]
District, Bakerloo, Elizabeth lines and Overground to be disrupted by tomorrow’s rail strike July 26, 2022 London tube services are set to be impacted by tomorrow’s rail strike – the first of a three-day walk out called by the union RMT over job cuts and salaries. Transport for London (TfL) warned commuters to check before they travel as services on the District, Bakerloo, Elizabeth lines as well as the London Overground [...]
Long-term funding deal must come without too many strings attached July 24, 2022 Until we see the details of central government’s (eventual) funding offer to Transport for London, it is dangerous to be too cheered by the arrival of the long-awaited and absurdly delayed proposal. For two years, the Mayor and TfL’s commissioner Andy Byford have been making a clear case for a settlement that helps secure London’s [...]
Long overdue: TfL reviews government funding proposal July 23, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is currently reviewing a long-term funding proposal put on the table by the Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday. The move comes just a few days before the latest short-term extension from central government was coming to an end. “I’ve put a long-term settlement on the table to ensure services are supported [...]
Chaos after TfL backtracks on early closure of Central Line due to staff shortages July 21, 2022 Confusion reigned for Londoners this afternoon following TFL’s announcement the Central Line would close early due to staff closures – before uturning on the decision shortly after. Thousands of commuters were concerned as to how they might get home from the City, after an announcement by Transport for London (TFL) the line would shut by [...]
Sigh of relief for Londoners as ALL long-running strikes on Night Tube suspended July 21, 2022 Long-running strikes on London’s Night Tube have been suspended. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have been taking industrial action over weekends in a dispute over shifts. “We are pleased that after our strong industrial campaign, we have made significant progress on the Night Tube dispute,” said RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch. [...]
Underground back to normal after days of heatwave-induced delays July 20, 2022 London Underground returned to normal as temperatures in the capital dropped more than 10 degrees overnight. All lines were fully operational on Wednesday morning, with the Jubilee the only one to be experiencing major delays due to signal failures. Overnight, temperatures plummeted from the mid-30s to the mid-20s, as warnings about flash floods in the [...]