Transport for London chief Sir Peter Hendy brands trains into London “s**t” as Southeastern causes chaos at London Bridge April 23, 2015 The painfully early start, followed by a delayed train, and once on-board it's usually so rammed commuters are lucky if they get even a seat. All of this makes commuting into central London an absolute nightmare. So it's no wonder the commissioner of Transport for London has said the commuter trains which ferry hundreds of [...]
London Marathon 2015: Canada Water station to be renamed Buxton Water for one day only April 23, 2015 Canada Water station will be renamed "Buxton Water" during the London Marathon, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The renaming – during which all the Canada Water roundels will be replaced, and Buxton Water branding will be put up around the station – is part of plans by TfL to make £3.4bn from "non-fare income" [...]
London taxi drivers protest on Oxford Street: Everything you need to know April 21, 2015 Black cab drivers today staged a highly visible protest that caused significant inconvenience in central London. Here's everything you need to know about the action by London cabbies. Where and when did the protest take place? The drivers started the "go-slow" protest on Oxford Street in the heart of London at 2:00pm, bringing Oxford Street [...]
Central Line still hit by delays after derailed train and person on the track April 21, 2015 Central Line travellers faced more delays during the evening rush hour, as service resumed with severe delays following the derailing of an engineers' train in the early hours of this morning and a person on the track in the middle of the afternoon. The morning rush hour was thrown into chaos after the train derailed [...]
London Bridge faces travel chaos after train derails outside Brighton station April 15, 2015 Commuters are facing an evening of crowds and delays after an empty train derailed outside Brighton station earlier today. No injuries have been reported but there are no services running in or out of Brighton. On the hottest day of the year so far rush-hour commuters are expected to be hit with delays up to [...]
It’s not just commuters who are suffering due to London travel chaos April 14, 2015 For the last six months, reports of “travel chaos” have dominated London’s headlines, illustrating the misery besetting commuters in the capital. As timetables are torn up, stationary trains are held outside stations, and commuters are forced to take alternative routes to work, businesses across London are feeling the impact just as keenly as travellers. We [...]
Tube delays on Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines continue for second day April 14, 2015 Commuters faced a second day of delays on the Tube as the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines suffered severe delays caused by a signal failure at Edgware Road. Another signalling fault at Gunnersbury also caused delays on the Overground and District line. The latest from Transport for London (TfL) advised: Circle line: Severe delays [...]
Transport for London spends £3m on counselling stressed-out workers April 13, 2015 Between 2010 and 2014, Transport for London (TfL) spent £3m on counselling employees suffering from stress-related problems such as anxiety and depression, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request has revealed. The FoI request, made by capital-focused business side LondonLovesBusiness.com, revealed a total of 4,700 members of staff had to be given professional help during the [...]
Tube closure, rail disruption and roadworks: Everything you need to know about the Easter bank holiday London travel disruptions at Euston, Paddington and Liverpool Street March 30, 2015 It looks like this weekend is set to be another classic London bank holiday, with miserable weather and even more miserable transport. As well as the usual weekend Tube closures and roadworks – which run from Friday until Monday – works are due to take place at many of the capital's main stations. Remember National [...]
Plans for a Bakerloo line extension through Lewisham, Camberwell and Beckenham have huge support from south Londoners following consultation March 27, 2015 Londoners have given overwhelming support to long-awaited plans for extending the Bakerloo line further into south London from Elephant Castle. Transport for London has received one of its largest-ever responses to a consultation, which is proposing the extension of the Tube to Lewisham, and potentially even as far as Hayes. Some 96 per cent of the [...]