Rail regulator fines TfL and Balfour Beatty over £400,000 for injury of rail worker December 3, 2018 The rail regulator has fined London Underground and Balfour Beatty more than £400,000 for breaking health and safety laws that led to a worker suffering life-changing injuries. London Underground was fined £100,000 while construction giant Balfour Beatty was hit with a £333,000 fine. Both bodies pleaded guilty to breaking the laws, which resulted in worker [...]
Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan ‘in no doubt’ that Sadiq Khan was told about project delay in July December 3, 2018 The soon-to-be sacked HS2 chairman Terry Morgan has insisted he told Sadiq Khan that the £15.4bn Elizabeth Line was not going to open on time at least a month before the London mayor said he knew about the delay. Morgan, who has led the Crossrail project for a decade, told the BBC that he was in "absolutely no [...]
Focus On Acton: This once ‘unloved’ part of west London is transforming thanks to the imminent arrival of Crossrail November 30, 2018 For some places in London, the housing market is a complicated beast; riding high in some streets, but not in others; a tale of two postcodes; a slow-burning demographic change subtly altering the character of an area; the promise of new transport links. In Acton, it’s more straight-forward; it was once an unloved pocket of [...]
Rail fares will rise by 3.1 per cent in January despite timetable chaos hurting commuters November 30, 2018 Rail fares will rise by an average of 3.1 per cent in the new year, according to the Rail Delivery Group, hitting millions of commuters’ wallets. The increase means many passengers will pay around £100 more for their season tickets, despite a year in which travellers have suffered strikes, delays and timetable chaos on many [...]
Worst yet to come with Crossrail delay as TfL faces £400m 2021 revenue shortfall, warns Moody’s November 28, 2018 The delay to the launch of Crossrail will hit Transport for London (TfL) with a £400m funding shortfall in 2021, financial services giant Moody's has found. The £15.4bn Elizabeth Line was supposed to open this December but has been delayed until autumn next year because of issues around signalling testing. Moody's found that while TfL will manage [...]
From trains to trainers: TfL teams up with Adidas for Tube and Crossrail-inspired footwear November 28, 2018 Londoners may not be able to use the Elizabeth Line this year, but they can still travel in style elsewhere on the Underground with the release of a new range of Tube-inspired trainers by Adidas. Transport for London (TfL) has teamed up with the sports giant to launch a new range of trainers inspired by the Elizabeth Line, [...]
Black cabs block London Bridge in protest at new ULEV air quality proposals November 27, 2018 A raft of black cabs have blocked London Bridge for the second evening running in protest against proposals to impose air quality restrictions around Tooley Street. London licenced taxis are protesting against the Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) measures, which they claim will restrict trade and harm their business. The City of London Corporation and City Hall [...]
O2 trials faster data downloads in King’s Cross and Marble Arch as it prepares for 5G November 26, 2018 O2 is trialling new technology that will boost network connections in London as it prepares to roll out 5G in the UK. The trial, which is being carried out in partnership with Nokia, has been launched at King’s Cross and Marble Arch as the company looks to lay the foundations for future high-speed connections. The [...]
Sadiq Khan faces fresh scrutiny over Crossrail delay after July dossier emerges November 25, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan is facing fresh questions over what he knew about the delay to Crossrail following the emergence of a dossier from July that indicated the £15.4bn project would not open on time. Khan has repeatedly said that he was only informed of the delay two days before it was made public on 31 August, [...]
Watchdog announces investigation into Crossrail delay November 23, 2018 The National Audit Office (NAO) is set to investigate Crossrail after it was revealed that London’s high profile transport project will be delayed by almost a year, amid rising costs. “Our investigation will examine the causes of the cost increases and schedule delays, the terms of the additional funding, and the governance and oversight of [...]