Terrible Thursday: Chaos returns to central London as TfL staff walk out in yet another tube strike March 3, 2022 Another tube strike has just begun with Londoners facing another day of travel chaos as the refusal by thousands of Transport for London workers is expected to cripple transport services today. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out for 24 hours in a deadlocked dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions, [...]
Grant Shapps expresses frustration at London tube strikes March 1, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps expressed today its frustration at the today’s Tube strike, which has created havoc across the whole of London. Shapps urged London mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) to resolve the dispute with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) as soon as possible, while calling on [...]
‘This city becomes unlivable’ say angry Londoners hit by severe transport disruption due to another tube strike March 1, 2022 Londoners said the capital is “becoming unlivable” as strikes across the Tube network left them travelling for hours to get to work. Transport for London announced that all Underground lines would be suspended today as Tube workers stage industrial action against pay and working conditions. John Rayner, 28, a construction worker who was waiting for [...]
TODAY: Londoners urged to work from home as tube strike is affecting ALL lines March 1, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has urged commuters to plan ahead of today and Thursday’s Tube strikes, which will affect all lines. The public body has advised Londoners to work from home if they can or rely on alternative means of transport, as the strikes are expected to create major disruption across the whole TfL network. [...]
Government agrees to extend TfL funding until June February 25, 2022 The UK Government has agreed to extending Transport for London’s (TfL) funds until 24 June, the public body announced today. According to TfL’s commissioner Andy Byford, while the £200m extension is very welcome the government still needs to consent to a longer-term financial deal to help the body avoid a £1.5bn financial black hole. “The [...]
Letters: Keep your house in order February 23, 2022 [RE: Build some bloody houses? An old call but no less relevant today, Feb 21] This is spot on. Unfortunately the Mayor of London isn’t helping. Last Friday Sadiq Khan’s latest figures showed that 39,188 affordable homes still need to be started by March 2023, to meet his 116,000 target. So after six years as [...]
Sajid Javid says he will continue to wear masks on packed Tube as TfL removes requirement February 22, 2022 Health secretary Sajid Javid will continue to wear a mask when travelling aboard packed tube trains just as Transport for London (TfL) removed the order of wearing face coverings across its network. “Although the infection levels have been falling significantly week, I think where infection levels are at the moment, if I was on the [...]
Sadiq Khan says masks on TfL network no longer compulsory following scrapping of restrictions February 21, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has said masks will no longer be compulsory to wear across the whole Transport for London (TfL) network following today’s announcement that all Covid restrictions will be scrapped. “Following the government dropping all legal Covid restrictions, and in light of falling infection levels in London, it is expected that wearing a [...]
Congestion charge returns to pre-pandemic hours from today February 21, 2022 Starting today, the congestion charge applied to those driving into central London will no longer be active on weekdays from 6pm. The price cap, instead of going back to £11.50, will remain at the current rate of £15. The decision was made by London mayor Sadiq Khan in mid-December to strike a balance between helping [...]
TfL long-term funding talks with government postponed until Friday February 21, 2022 Government talks over a long-term funding deal for Transport for London (TfL) have been postponed until this Friday, both transport secretary Grant Shapps and TfL have confirmed. “We have agreed with the government that our existing funding agreement will be extended until 25 February so that these discussions can be concluded,” said a TfL spokesperson. [...]