Thousands of protesters descend on London in major refugee rally organised by Stand Up to Racism for UN anti-racism day March 19, 2016 Thousands of protesters will descend on central London today for a refugee-focused march coordinated by campaign group Stand Up to Racism. The demonstration will assemble at midday at Portland Place and will then follow a route through Langham Place, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Pall Mall and Pall Mall East before congregating in Trafalgar Square from [...]
The Underground adland: Having won TfL’s £1.1bn advertising contract, Exterion Media’s Jason Cotterrell lays out his subterranean vision March 18, 2016 NULL
Transport for London approves new regulations to “modernise and improve the private hire industry” as it cracks down on the growth of Uber March 18, 2016 Transport for London has approved a new plan to modernise and improve London's private hire industry. It is the first significant amendment to private hire regulations since they were first introduced following the surge in the number of private hire vehicles in the capital after the meteoric rise of Uber. The private hire vehicles will [...]
Transport for London names Arriva as new operator for London Overground – and here’s what it’s going to do for commuters March 18, 2016 Arriva has pledged to help TfL introduce new trains, modernise stations and run more frequent services as it takes on the new contract to run London Overgound. Arriva will take over from the existing operator LOROL in November, and will support TfL in delivering further improvements under a contract worth £1.5bn. The contract will cover seven and a [...]
Advertising company Exterion Media wins £1.1bn Transport for London contract March 17, 2016 Advertising company Exterion Media has won a Transport for London (TfL) contract worth more than £1bn. The partnership will begin on 1 October 2016 and was described by TfL as the largest outdoor advertising contract in the world. As part of the agreement, Exterion will oversee advertising on trains and at more than 400 stations across [...]
Night Tube: Mayor of London Boris Johnson confirms service will commence in July March 17, 2016 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the Night Tube service will begin in July. Speaking to the Press Association, Johnson said he had been given the approximate launch date by Transport for London. The service was previously though to be starting in August. Services will run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays [...]
Marylebone residents in fight with Transport for London over Tube noise March 17, 2016 Residents in Marylebone are battling Transport for London over the noise Tubes make, according to reports. The residents said the noise was "as loud as a jet engine" for almost two years, and have made repeated complaints to TfL. Read more: This alternative Tube map shows you the travel time from every station Homeowners in the area [...]
Rush hour chaos on Piccadilly, Central, Waterloo & City lines March 17, 2016 Commuters trying to get to work from West London faced a chaotic start to the day because of severe delays on the Piccadilly Line. The line was suffering from issues as far as Acton Town to Uxbridge this morning, because of a signalling failure at South Harrow, Transport for London said. Although it said there was a good service [...]
Here’s what the new Nine Elms Tube station will look like March 16, 2016 Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled its design for Nine Elms Tube station, which will open when the Northern Line extension is completed in 2020. In a statement today it said it had been given planning permission for 332 homes over the station, as well as 5,332 sq m of office space, 902 sq m of [...]
Night Tube under threat from another strike as RMT fights to improve offer for engineering staff on Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern Lines March 16, 2016 Just when you thought it was safe to plan for the start of the 24-hour Tube, another strike looms large. London's largest transport union RMT is balloting its 1,500 engineering staff who maintain the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern Lines, and it is thought that members will vote for industrial action. It has written to Transport [...]