Mayor of London Sadiq Khan backs legal action against Heathrow expansion November 16, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has stuck by his pledge to stand against Heathrow expansion, saying he will support a legal challenge to the government's decision. He has directed Transport for London (TfL) to provide advice and assistance to affected borough councils, including Hillingdon, Richmond, Wandsworth and Windsor and Maidenhead as they prepare for a joint [...]
Transport for London offers to pay for the funerals of Croydon tram crash victims November 16, 2016 Transport for London (TfL) has offered to pay for the funerals of the seven victims of the Croydon tram crash on 9 November. Six men and one woman died, while 51 others were injured, after a tram derailed. TfL pledged to do "everything we can to support the families and all those affected". Read more: Watch: [...]
Pressure mounts on mayor Sadiq Khan to step in over London Underground strike action November 15, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan is facing calls to step in over prospective strike action on the London Underground. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced earlier today that thousands of its members had voted in favour of industrial action. The RMT said that balloting on two disputes had resulted in workers supporting strike action. [...]
Sadiq Khan ditches initial Westway cycle superhighway plans November 15, 2016 Plans to create a cycle superhighway by removing a lane from the A40 Westway flyover have been ditched. Sadiq Khan axed the idea and is recommending changes to the scheme. More details will be announced in the coming weeks. While the idea of removing one of three lanes drew 71 per cent support from a Transport for [...]
Thousands of London Underground staff vote to go on strike, says RMT November 15, 2016 The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has announced that workers on the London Underground have voted to go on strike in two separate disputes. The RMT carried out two separate ballots: one of 400 Piccadilly Line drivers and the other of over 3,000 station workers. The union said the former was over a "wholesale breakdown" [...]
FirstGroup keeps chugging on and is set to meet expectations despite challenging UK conditions November 15, 2016 FirstGroup revealed interim results in line with expectations this morning, and said it's on track to significantly increase free cash generation for 2016/17 financial year. The figures Revenue was up 5.1 per cent to £2.6bn, while FirstGroup recorded a flat adjusted operating profit margin (in constant currency). Two thirds of business was based in dollars, so the [...]
Revealed: Tube drivers take 1,000 days in sick leave per week November 14, 2016 Tube drivers took nearly 52,000 days off sick last year, the highest level in five years. Figures obtained by City A.M. show that Tube drivers took almost 1,000 days in sick leave per week or 14 days per Tube driver in 2015, a year plagued with Tube strike threats due to disputes over working conditions and [...]
Focus On Rotherhithe: A £34m investment has brought a new town square, library and cultural centre to the Docks November 11, 2016 Rotherhithe, a conservation area in the Docklands in south east London, is one of the prettiest and most rapidly gentrifying places in the capital. With a long and proud history as a major trade port, it was a working dock right up until the 1970s. It was also home to the first under-river tunnel in [...]
Death toll rises to seven after tram accident in Croydon with 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter November 9, 2016 Seven people have been killed in a tram accident in Croydon, south London, this morning, British Transport Police (BTP) have confirmed. London Ambulance Service said eight people had serious or life-threatening injuries and a total of 51 had been taken to two hospitals. “After liaison with the Coroner, we can confirm that at least seven people [...]
Night Tube passenger numbers are 50 per cent higher than forecast November 9, 2016 Transport for London (TfL) thought the Night Tube would be popular; it didn't realise quite how popular. At a meeting of the London Assembly Transport Committee to discuss progress of the services, London Underground's managing director Mark Wild said that at the moment, passenger numbers were 50 per cent higher than forecast on the Night [...]