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 [...]
24-hour party poopers: Tube drivers threaten to disrupt plans for 24-service over pay hike and four day week March 25, 2015 The long-awaited introduction of the 24-hour Tube has been put in jeopardy after London Underground demanded higher pay and more days off. Aslef, the train driver's union, wants a four-day working week for its members and has already rejected a cash lump sum of £500. Talks are ongoing, but the union hasn't ruled out strike [...]
WATCH: 560,000 London Underground journeys animated over a day March 21, 2015 What do London Underground's journeys look like when animated over the course of 24 hours? Well, thanks to Will Galia, we now have the answer. Galia has created a visualisation of 560,000 journeys on the Tube. All of the points moving around London's multi coloured network represent a someone's movements over the course of a [...]
Here are the eight new 20mph zones that Transport for London is introducing this year March 12, 2015 London is about to get eight new 20mph zones as Transport for London attempts to cut road casualties by 40 per cent in the next five years. The first confirmed location will be Commercial Street in Tower Hamlets, with the limit coming into force in April. The pilot will run for 18 months and will [...]
Nightcrawlers: Transport for London launches Free the Night photography exhibition to celebrate 24-hour Tube services March 12, 2015 Transport for London is almost as excited about the Tube going 24-hours as we are. Ahead of the launch – which is still six months away – TfL has put on a photography exhibition at Westminster station that celebrates London's nightlife. Delivered in partnership with Annin Arts Gallery, the exhibition features 24 large [...]