New York taps Transport for London’s contactless expertise for public transport revamp spanning the subway, rail and buses | City A.M. October 26, 2017 New York is set to roll out a contactless fares system across its public transport network, derived from the one developed by Transport for London (TfL). TfL is setting up a new consulting arm to provide its expertise to operators around the world, and in the newest instance of the transport body looking to share [...]
New York taps Transport for London’s contactless expertise for public transport revamp October 26, 2017 New York is set to roll out a contactless fares system across its public transport network, derived from the one developed by Transport for London (TfL). TfL is setting up a new consulting arm to provide its expertise to operators around the world, and in the newest instance of the transport body looking to share [...]
London’s £10 T-Charge starts today: Everything to know about the world’s toughest emission standard including which cars are affected and how many October 23, 2017 A heavy charge on older, more polluting vehicles entering central London comes into effect today. The T-Charge, also known as the emissions surcharge, means vehicles in the area will need to meet minimum exhaust emission standards or drivers will have to pay a daily £10 charge on top of the congestion charge. Read more: Electric [...]
Google parent Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs building its own smart city in Toronto. But why not London next? October 18, 2017 Google’s parent company Alphabet is building its own city, where it will tackle some of the most pressing issues facing London: urban growth, energy use, housing costs, and transportation. But it’s the Canadian city of Toronto where 800 acres of waterfront space will be built “from the internet up” by the tech giant, not the [...]
Transport for London (TfL) Tube repair work delayed due to exodus of agency workers after IR35 tax changes October 16, 2017 Work on a critical London Underground programme repairing Bakerloo Line trains has been delayed due to an exodus of agency workers in the wake of tax changes earlier this year. Transport for London (TfL) has admitted that “a significant number” of vital employees left TfL as a result of IR35 changes, revised tax legislation affecting [...]
Transport for London (TfL) mulls cashing in on open data expertise through new consulting arm October 13, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) has shed more light on the role of its consultancy arm in the works, saying today that it is exploring new commercial avenues through releasing open data. The transport body makes its information, spanning timetables, service status and disruption, publicly accessible. And according to a report out today by Deloitte for [...]
Wider Night Tube rollout draws a step closer with upgrade progress of Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines October 13, 2017 The wider rollout of Night Tube services across the London Underground has drawn a step closer, as Transport for London (TfL) said today that upgrade work on the sub-surface Tube lines has progressed. A crackdown on signalling problems across sections of the Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines is expected from next year, after TfL [...]
Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines to be axed as Transport for London focuses on boosted capacity from Elizabeth Line October 10, 2017 Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers’ union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely. TfL confirmed today that it is “temporarily pausing” plans to buy more trains for the two lines, but Aslef said that senior managers admitted in private that the [...]
Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines have been brought to a halt by Transport for London October 10, 2017 Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers' union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely. TfL confirmed today that it is "temporarily pausing" plans to buy more trains for the two lines, but Aslef said that senior managers admitted in private that the [...]
Uber talks with Transport for London over licence called “constructive “ October 3, 2017 London’s transport regulator has hailed talks with Uber over its licence to operate in the capital as “constructive”. Transport for London’s top boss Mike Brown today met with the top boss of the ride-hailing startup Dara Khosrowshahi who flew in from San Francisco for crunch talks. Further meetings are expected to take place, though are [...]