TfL funding crisis: Sadiq Khan forced to cut 500 Tube station jobs December 7, 2021 Sadiq Khan is set to make large job cuts at London Tube stations in a bid to save cash as Transport for London’s (TfL) funding crisis starts to bite. Between 500 and 600 jobs at Tube stations across London are set to be axed, with larger central London stations to absorb the largest cuts. City [...]
London’s transport system must not be sacrificed on the altar of ‘levelling up’ November 30, 2021 Dare to dream: Crossrail might be about to arrive. Delay after demoralising delay pushed back the original 2018 opening, but Transport for London has hailed the “significant milestone” of the start of trial operations. Thousands of volunteers will help TfL test the £19bn railway over the coming months, with the aim of finally opening the [...]
Rail unions to protest outside parliament in bid for more TfL funding November 29, 2021 Transport unions will next week stage protests outside parliament to warn that the capital will “grind to a halt” without long-term financial help for Transport for London (TfL). Wednesday’s protest will see members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) rally against the government’s refusal to offer a long-term funding [...]
Tube strike happening now: Victoria, Central, Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines currently all impacted November 26, 2021 Commuter chaos is expected in central London this morning as a tube strike for five lines started at 4.30am today. The Victoria, Central, Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly line are all affected as RMT drivers are urged not to clock in for work today. TfL said the strike would result in “little or no service in [...]
Mayor of London slams planned tube strikes for putting women’s safety in the lurch November 25, 2021 Sadiq Khan has attacked tube workers’ plans for strike action tomorrow as he said services help London women “get home safely at night.” The Victoria, Central, Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines will be affected as RMT drivers are urged not to clock in for work tomorrow from 4.30am. Transport for London has said the action [...]
Another strike: Londoners face severe tube disruption on 26-28 November, 3-5, 10-12, 17-18 December November 22, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) is hitting back at the strike action planned by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), warning that commuters could face severe disruptions because of the “unnecessary strikes”. If going ahead, the strikes – which will disrupt services on two days and eight nights between 26 November and [...]
Government faces backlash over HS2 overhaul November 17, 2021 The government is facing criticism from small businesses and rail unions over plans to overhaul the designs for HS2. Transport Secretary Grant Schapps will tomorrow announce changes to the planned HS2 rail routes between major cities in the North and Midlands as part of the government’s £96bn “Integrated Rail Plan.” The rumoured redesign has drawn [...]
Editorial: Time to stare down the militant union jeopardising the night tube November 12, 2021 So, we’re back to RMT unrest on the tube. It’s almost enough for us to pine for lockdown again. The barney is thus: in the before times, the night tube relied on around two hundred part-time staff. Those posts were scrapped during the pandemic (for blindingly obvious reasons) and those staff gradually brought in to [...]
Night tube drivers plot series of strikes later this month November 11, 2021 Tube workers are calling a strike action over the reopening of Night Tube services, the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced. The union has cited “the imposition of unacceptable and intolerable demand” made by Transport for London (TfL) as the main reason for the strike action, saying it made efforts to [...]
RMT rouses Caledonian Sleeper staff into new wave of ins November 9, 2021 RMT has confirmed a two-day strike is going ahead this week on the Caledonian Sleeper in Scotland. Workers on the sleeper service have been roused into action for the fourth time following a protracted pay dispute with Serco. The industrial action takes place between 11th and 13th November. The train provides overnight journeys from London [...]