Focus on London Fields: The attractive Hackney suburb buyers don’t want to leave August 2, 2019 Homeowners who bet on London Fields 20 years ago are some of the canniest in the capital. Then, homes in the leafy-for-Hackney neighbourhood were worth 17 per cent more than the London average, according to Hamptons International – but today that has jumped to a huge 52 per cent, translating to £240,000. “Once an unloved [...]
Jubilee Line chaos: Commuters evacuated from North Greenwich station July 31, 2019 Commuters blasted Tube bosses this morning after they were emergency evacuated from a busy station due to severe Jubilee Line delays. An alarm warned people to evacuate North Greenwich station amid overcrowding and severe delays earlier today. Read more: Severe delays hit Jubilee Line after fire alert A faulty train at Canary Wharf started the [...]
Sharing is caring: How Via Van is making a capital connection July 29, 2019 “When we told people we were going to launch a shared ride-service in New York they told us we were crazy,” says Chris Snyder, the chief executive of new kid on the block, Via Van. Six years later, and Via Van is the provider of 1.5m rides across key US cities and 60m rides globally. [...]
Ride the UK heatwave: These are London’s hottest Tube lines July 25, 2019 It’s sweltering outside, and the last thing you want to do when it’s hot is take the Tube. But with the UK set to experience a new record high temperature today of 39C, for once it’s actually cooler on the London Underground than it is in the capital’s parks. Read more: UK breaks temperature record [...]
Majority of Londoners support TfL control over commuter rail services July 25, 2019 Nearly 60 per cent of Londoners want decision making on the railways to be taken by the mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL), a new poll has found. Research by Populus for the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train firms and Network Rail, found that 59 per cent of Londoners want decision [...]
UK set to burn in record-breaking 39C heatwave today July 25, 2019 Scorching hot weather will fry the UK today, as temperatures in London and the south east are set to break records at a blistering 39C. As the UK’s three-day heatwave reaches its crescendo, the country is bracing for what may be the hottest British day on record – beating the 38C set in Kent in [...]
Uber and rival Ola sniffing around London’s Addison Lee July 24, 2019 Uber and Indian ride-hailing firm Ola are mulling bids for London-based taxi firm Addison Lee, which could create a powerful force in one of the world’s biggest private transport markets. Read more: Uber rival Viavan wins three year license renewal from TfL The US giant and Ola are two of “a handful” of companies talking [...]
London set for commuter chaos as Greater Anglia and others reduce services in 37C heat July 24, 2019 Londoners face sweltering rush-hour delays tomorrow with rail groups urging travellers to avoid using trains as record temperatures could buckle the tracks. Greater Anglia, which runs trains into the City’s Liverpool Street station, said this evening it will significantly reduce its service across its network across East Anglia and London. Read more: London heatwave: Temperatures [...]
London Underground: Entire Tube network set for 4G coverage by mid-2020s July 19, 2019 Londoners will be able to use the 4G mobile network anywhere on the Tube by the mid-2020s under plans unveiled by Transport for London. The first passengers to benefit from the roll out on the underground will be those using the Jubilee Line, with the eastern part of the line spanning from Westminster to Canning [...]
MPs blast Crossrail bosses’ huge bonuses as £17.6bn Elizabeth Line costs set to increase July 19, 2019 Crossrail bosses pocketed huge performance bonuses even as London’s huge rail network programme fell disastrously off track, MPs revealed today, warning that project costs could continue to rise. The £17.6bn Elizabeth Line was originally due to open in December 2018 but management recently admitted large swathes of track may not be operational until at least [...]