DLR delays: Line suspended following signal failure September 18, 2018 The DLR has been suspended following a signalling failure this morning. The line was running with severe delays this morning following the failure, with no service from Tower Gateway to Shadwell, and between Westferry/ Poplar and Canary Wharf. However, the entire line has since been suspended. Transport for London (TfL) said engineers were on site to fix the [...]
Severe delays hit Northern Line commuters as Kennington works finally come to a close September 17, 2018 Severe delays are running on the Northern Line this morning between Kennington and High Barnet via the Charing Cross branch because of a faulty train. Passengers have been advised to use alternative routes to avoid the delays. Transport for London (TfL) said tickets would be accepted on buses. https://twitter.com/northernline/status/1041586086210928640 https://twitter.com/katbrownblonde/status/1041591617378045952 This morning's delays come as TfL announced that [...]
London housing market showing signs of recovery September 17, 2018 The London housing market is showing some signs of recovery with transaction numbers at the upper end of the market up six per cent year-on-year. The number of agreed sales for houses above £750,000, representing a fifth of all transactions in London, increased six per cent in September on the same month a year ago, [...]
Sadiq Khan and TfL award London businesses £230,000 to reduce congestion in the capital September 14, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has awarded six businesses more than £230,000 in funding to help them to reduce congestion in the capital by making freight and deliveries more efficient. The businesses, varying from waste collectors to cycle freight, will each receive a slice of the funding, which is a significant increase on the £60,000 that businesses [...]
Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan says he will not step down in wake of Elizbeth Line delay September 12, 2018 Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan has said he will not step down in the wake of the nine-month delay to the Elizabeth Line. The £15.4bn project was scheduled to open in December this year but has been put back until Autumn 2019 following delays to signalling testing and safety concerns. The delay was roundly criticised by [...]
Transport for London’s Night Tube is unlikely to launch until March 2016 as negotiations with unions stall September 8, 2015 The Night Tube dream is turning into a never-ending nightmare, it seems. London's much-vaunted 24-hour service is looking unlikely to launch this side of Christmas, with sources telling City A.M. it could be as late as March before it rolls into action. Transport for London had originally ear-marked this weekend (12 September) as [...]
Is this the best solution to Tube delays ever? These architects want to turn the Circle Line into a giant three-speed travelator September 4, 2015 Are Tube delays about become a thing of the past? A group of architects has suggested replacing the Circle Line with a giant, three-speed travelator. Why have trains when you can have moving walkways? NBBJ – the architecture practice which also thought up the shadowless skyscraper – reckons that by replacing the line's 17 miles [...]
Overcrowding and smelly people: These are Londoners’ biggest commuting complaints September 2, 2015 Rush hour traffic. Getting your face crammed into someone’s sweaty pits. Delays (or strikes…). Screaming toddlers. The list of our commuting woes could go on, but let’s stop there for the sake of everyone’s blood pressure. Londoners spend 18 months of their lives commuting. Our daily journey to and from the office is a necessary [...]
TfL: Bank station reopens fire alert and reported flooding as Waterloo and City, Circle, Hammersmith and City lines disrupted August 28, 2015 Commuters faced travel chaos in the run-up to the bank holiday, after Bank and Monument stations were closed and several lines were disrupted after a fire alert. Although the stations have now reopened, several lines, including the Waterloo and City line, were still disrupted. Transport for London cannot give an estimate of when normal service [...]
TfL London Night Tube start date: Transport for London delays Night Tube’s 12 September launch August 27, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed London's new 24-hour Tube service will not launch on 12 September as planned. In a statement today, the organisation said that while practical arrangements to run the Night Tube were in place, ongoing talks with trade unions meant it won't be possible to agree rosters and communicate them to [...]