Paddington travel chaos: Commuters told to avoid station as power line failure leaves train services suspended October 17, 2018 Commuters faced a travel nightmare this morning, with Paddington station plunged into chaos after a Hitachi train reportedly caused damage to 500m of electrical power lines during a test last night. The Heathrow Express service from Paddington and trains to and from Reading are not running due to faults with the overhead power lines near [...]
Travel alert: London Overground hit by severe delays October 16, 2018 Rail disruptions have hit London Overground commuters this morning. Severe delays are affecting routes between Clapham Junction and Stratford and Richmond and Stratford. Read more: Earl's Court Station evacuated as person on track airlifted to safety Transport for London (TfL) said tickets will be accepted on the Tube and bus services, though a good service [...]
Tube delays: Severe delays hit Jubilee Line, Victoria Line and London Overground during rush hour October 12, 2018 Commuters were facing travel chaos this morning as two London Underground lines experienced severe delays due to fires. Severe delays hit the Victoria Line following a fire alert and faulty train at Brixton station. London buses, South Eastern and South Western rail services will accept Underground tickets. London Overground services are also suspended between Surrey Quays and [...]
Elizabeth Line trains will not reach Heathrow until ‘early 2019’ October 11, 2018 Elizabeth Line trains will not be used on the route to Heathrow Airport until "the early months of next year", Transport for London (TfL) has said. Howard Smith, TfL's director of operations for the Elizabeth, today told a Policy Forum for London conference today that TfL was still using Heathrow Connect units as the testing had [...]
Crossrail 2 boss Michele Dix says she would like tax rises to fund £30bn project October 11, 2018 The managing director for Crossrail 2 Michele Dix has said she would personally favour a rise in taxes to fund the proposed £30bn project. Crossrail 2 is a proposed route in the south east which would run from nine stations in Surrey to three in Hertfordshire, across London. It would connect the South Western main line to [...]
MPs call for £25m funding injection to extend Elizabeth Line to Kent October 11, 2018 MPs and council leaders have called for a £25m funding injection to extend the delayed Elizabeth Line to Ebbsfleet. A cross-party group of MPs, including former defence secretary Michael Fallon, Labour MP Teresa Pearce and Tory MP David Evennett, submitted their Budget submission to rail minister Jo Johnson this morning, in which they asked for the funding injection before the [...]
Earl’s Court incident: Person on track airlifted to safety as station evacuated October 11, 2018 A person appears to have been airlifted to safety after an incident at Earl’s Court Station this morning, with thousands of commuters evacuated from the station as it was temporarily closed. British Transport Police (BTP) reportedly said a person was struck by a train at the station, but it is not clear whether they were [...]
Severe delays hit commuters on District Line and Piccadilly Line due to a person on the track October 11, 2018 Severe delays have struck the District Line and Piccadilly Line this morning due to a person on the track. The District Line is suspended between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway due to the incident, with tickets being accepted on local bus routes and South Western Railway. Severe delays also hit the Piccadilly Line, which is [...]
Crossrail faces handover to government if costs continue to rise October 7, 2018 The government could take over the reins of Crossrail from its fellow joint sponsor Transport for London (TfL) if a lid is not kept on the costs of the £15.4bn project. The Sunday Times first reported that in Crossrail's sponsor agreement, signed in 2008, there is a clause that entitles the Department for Transport (DfT) [...]
Uber revenue driven up but company warns over driver employments rights court battle October 7, 2018 Uber drove its revenue up by 61 per cent last year but warned an ongoing court battle over the employment status of its drivers could hurt its future finances. The private hire firm, which claims its drivers are self-employed, is fighting against an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision that drivers should be classed as workers with [...]