Night Tube launch date 2016: August start reported for London Underground’s 24-hour weekend service March 14, 2016 London's long-awaited Night Tube services will finally begin in August, according to driver unions, almost a year after it was first expected to start. The roll-out will bring 24-hour weekend services to the London Underground on the Victoria and Jubilee lines initially, with the Central, Northern and Piccadilly lines to follow in September. Read more: This [...]
15 plans for the future of London transport: From the Northern Line extension to Night Tube and Crossrail 3 March 11, 2016 London Mayor Boris Johnson has said £1.3tn of investment is needed in the capital over the next 35 years in order for London to retain its world class status. Transport is the biggest focus of the "London Infrastructure Plan 2050", and £973bn of spending is needed on transport alone to keep up with the rising population [...]
Run! Hide! These two giant 650-tonne tunnel boring machines are about to start digging the Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms March 11, 2016 Two monsters are about to start tunnelling under the capital – and at 650 tonnes each, once they've started going, there won't be much anyone can do to stop them Yep: TfL has unveiled the boring machines which will dig the £1bn Northern Line Extension. The two machines, built by French firm NFM Technologies, are each 100m [...]
Crossrail 2: The north-east to south-west line gets thumbs up from Lord Adonis who says it will keep London moving so “we should get on with it right away” March 10, 2016 Crossrail 2 was given a thumbs up by an independent body today, leading businesses to urge the chancellor to press ahead with the project. London needs Crossrail 2 as quickly as possible as the capital will "grind to a halt unless significant further improvements are made" to London's transport capacity, Lord Andrew Adonis has warned. Commenting [...]
Bad news for commuters at Holborn: “Standing only” escalator trial being extended to six month pilot March 10, 2016 In a move almost destined to annoy half of its commuters, Transport for London is launching a six-month pilot of its "standing only" rule at Holborn Tube station. During the pilot, which launches on 18 April, two escalators will be "standing only" during morning rush hour, with at least "at least one other" will be free for [...]
Disruption on Jubilee Line over problem at Bond Street and overcrowding at Canada Water station March 9, 2016 Commuters faced a nightmare getting into work this morning after disruption across the Jubilee Line caused chaos at key stations including Bond Street, Waterloo and Canada Water. A customer incident at Bond Street at around 7:30am led to the entire line being briefly halted. Transport for London warned that some trains are being held up for short periods [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Zac Goldsmith insists only he can deliver Crossrail 2 while Sadiq Khan launches manifesto with Dame Tessa Jowell March 9, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has accused his Labour rival Sadiq Khan of being unable to deliver key infrastructure projects for the capital, on the same day that Khan launches his campaign manifesto. According to Goldsmith’s campaign, £44.2m in investment has been committed to the Crossrail 2 project so far – just a fraction of [...]
Kings Cross evacuated during morning rush hour: Victoria, Circle, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Hammersmith and City and Northern Lines affected March 8, 2016 Commuters were thrown into chaos this morning after Kings Cross station was evacuated during rush hour. The major Tube station was closed just before 9am, forcing hundreds of passengers outside during the busiest time of the day. TfL said the station closure was down to heavy overcrowding – however commuters said they saw "police everywhere", and said [...]
Night Tube: Aslef’s London Underground drivers vote in favour of latest TfL deal after months of negotiations March 7, 2016 After months of negotiations Tube drivers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the latest deal offered by Transport for London. The London Underground drivers, who are members of the union Aslef, voted with a majority of nearly nine-to-one in favour of the latest pay and conditions terms offered by TfL around the Night Tube [...]
And the winner is…Deliveroo announces the winning companies from its 100 lunches competition March 6, 2016 Last week was a big one for awards. While Britain's top bosses were showered with gongs at Thursday's PLC Awards Dinner and European bankers were commended by the City of London Corporation at an awards party at Manison House, London's staffers battled tooth and nail for free food in Deliveroo's 100 lunches competition. Upmarket takeaway transporters Deliveroo [...]