Crossrail faces handover to government if costs continue to rise October 7, 2018 The government could take over the reins of Crossrail from its fellow joint sponsor Transport for London (TfL) if a lid is not kept on the costs of the £15.4bn project. The Sunday Times first reported that in Crossrail's sponsor agreement, signed in 2008, there is a clause that entitles the Department for Transport (DfT) [...]
Man who pushed former Eurotunnel boss onto Tube tracks found guilty of attempted murder October 5, 2018 A man has been convicted of attempted murder after he tried to kill former Eurotunnel boss Robert Malpas by pushing him onto Tube tracks. Forty-six-year-old Paul Crossley, of Leyton High Road, East London, was today found guilty of attempted murder after he pushed Malpas onto train tracks at Marble Arch station in April this year. He was [...]
Strike action hits Central Line and Waterloo & City Line with no service running all day October 5, 2018 The Central Line is out of action today due to industrial action, with the strikes affecting the Waterloo & City Line too. The 24-hour strike will continue until mid-morning Saturday, leaving commuters to rethink their journeys into work today. There will be no Night Tube on the Central Line either. Transport for London (TfL) has [...]
Twenty-four hour strike on Central Line to go ahead tomorrow after talks break down October 4, 2018 A 24-hour strike on the Central Line will go ahead tomorrow after talks between Transport for London (TfL) and the Aslef union broke down. The entire Central line will be out of service for the whole day, as will the night tube, and there will also be little or no service on the Waterloo and City [...]
TfL to roll out first 24-hour ‘eco laundry vending machines’ for time-pressed commuters October 4, 2018 For many Londoners, the commute into work is one of the most stressful parts of the day – perhaps behind doing the laundry. Now both are being made stress-free with new eco-laundry vending machines that are being rolled out across various Tube stations. Transport for London (TfL) is today launching VClean Life's first 24 hour machines to allow time-constrained commuters [...]
RMT union calls on Sadiq Khan to halt possible ticket office closures on London Overground October 3, 2018 The RMT rail union has called on the mayor of London Sadiq Khan to halt the planned closures for ticket offices on the London Overground. Last September the operator of the London Overground, Arriva Rail London (ARL), announced a review into how people pay for their tube travel, following the boom in people paying for travel via contactless [...]
Aslef union to hold 24-hour strike on Central Line on Friday October 2, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of Londoners face a chaotic day on Friday after tube drivers with the Aslef union voted for industrial action. The entire Central line will be out of service for the whole day, with drivers citing a "breakdown of industrial relations" with Transport for London (TfL). Aslef’s organiser on the Underground Finn Brennan said: "Industrial [...]
Transport operator Go-Ahead calls for national strategy to tackle falling bus use October 1, 2018 Leading transport operator the Go-Ahead Group has called for a national bus strategy to address decline in the use of buses in the wake of a massive shakeup of the London network. The Go-Ahead Group, which carries over two million passengers a day on its buses, has raised alarm at the decline in the use of [...]
Addison Lee says Sadiq Khan’s congestion charge plans could cost it £4m a year October 1, 2018 Addison Lee has said Sadiq Khan's plans to remove the congestion charge exemption for private hire taxi companies could cost it £4m a year. Uber rival Addison Lee has commissioned research that suggests levying a congestion charge on minicabs in London would make the capital more congested and polluted. Read more: London Assembly votes against Sadiq [...]
Severe delays on London Overground between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction October 1, 2018 The London Overground is running with severe delays this morning between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction because of a faulty track. Earlier during rush hour there was no service between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction – one of London's busiest stations – because of a faulty train track at Wandsworth Road. Transport for London (TfL) said [...]