Tube delays: Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line as commuters advised to use the bus instead November 6, 2018 Severe delays are affecting the Metropolitan Line after a signal failure, spelling commuter chaos for those heading to work from west London. The failure at Harrow-on-the-Hill means local buses are accepting tickets, said Transport for London (TfL). The delays come just a day ahead of strikes expected to wreak havoc on Tube lines. The Central [...]
Train union threatens Christmas ‘shutdown’ as commuters gear up for Central and Piccadilly Line strike on Wednesday November 5, 2018 Train driver union Aslef has threatened a widespread Christmas "shutdown" amid its ongoing industrial spat with Transport for London (TfL). Aslef said its executive committee will discuss resolutions from branches on the Northern and Hammersmith & City and Lines who have asked to be balloted for action. "Unless there is a rapid change of approach from management, [...]
Crossrail chief executive to step down as London Underground boss called in for ‘complex’ final stages of delayed project November 2, 2018 Crossrail chief executive Simon Wright will step down later this year after the government said it would bail out the delayed project with a £350m loan. Transport for London said Wright, who took the role in March, would step down by the end of the year “as planned” and be replaced by London Underground managing director [...]
Tube trouble: Severe delays hit commuters on three Tube lines October 31, 2018 Three Tube lines are running severe delays this morning as commuters make their way to work. The Central Line, Circle Line and Hammersmith & City Line have all been hit by severe delays, with Transport for London (TfL) telling passengers their tickets will be accepted via any other reasonable route on London buses and Greater Anglia [...]
Tube delays: Commuters hit by severe delays on Central Line October 30, 2018 Severe delays have hit the Central Line this morning, causing havoc for commuters as they make their way into work. Transport for London (TfL) blamed a faulty train at Mile End, telling passengers to use alternative routes where possible. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/1057207207199207425 Tickets are being accepted on London buses and Greater Anglia services and on TfL Rail [...]
TfL criticised after thousands of passengers faint on busy Tube lines October 26, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) came under criticism today as data reveals that more than 3,500 people have fainted or felt faint on the Tube network since 2016. The highest number of incidents occurred during the morning rush hour between 8am and 9am, with 825 reported incidents. Kings Cross St. Pancras, London’s busiest Tube station, reported the [...]
Sadiq Khan urged to ‘get a grip’ on London transport as government bails out Crossrail with £350m loan October 26, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to “get a grip” of transport in the city after the government bailed out the delayed Crossrail project with a £350m loan today. Transport for London (TfL) said the money was needed to continue construction work on the delayed Elizabeth Line. In July, rail minister Jo Johnson announced [...]
Government hands out £350m loan to keep delayed Crossrail project going October 26, 2018 The Government has rushed to the aid of the delayed Crossrail project with a £350m short-term loan to keep work on track. Transport for London (TfL) announced the loan on Friday, which it said was needed to continue construction work on the delayed Elizabeth line. In July the rail minister Jo Johnson announced that the [...]
Go for growth and pursue the untapped potential of Crossrail October 25, 2018 You may have watched Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, but it’s unlikely that you realised that much of the depiction of war-torn Vietnam was actually filmed on location in south east England. Beckton gasworks, less than a mile from London City Airport, was used as the set for the Vietnamese city of Hue, [...]
Tube delays: Signal failure causes delays on Northern Line’s Charing Cross branch October 23, 2018 Delays are affecting the Northern Line this morning after a signal failure. Commuters travelling southbound between Camden Town and Kennington on the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line faced severe delays after the signal failure at Euston. Transport for London (TfL) said local buses will accept Tube tickets if commuters are able to get [...]