Tube strike 2016: Unite pulls out of scheduled dates for action as talks continue between Aslef, RMT and TfL January 18, 2016 Unite, one of three unions involved in Tube strikes which are due to begin next week, has pulled out of the industrial action as talks with Transport for London resume to try and avert the walkout. Latest: Now a new union will join the Tube strikes The union, representing 600 Tube engineers and maintenance staff, had joined [...]
Action for Cabbies turns to crowdfunding to launch a judicial review challenging Transport for London’s licensing of Uber January 17, 2016 A company founded by the wife of a black cab driver will today launch a crowdfunding campaign to try to force Transport for London (TfL) to curb Uber in the capital. Action for Cabbies will use crowdfunder.co.uk to try and raise £600,000 to fund the first phase of a judicial review, arguing that in 2012 TfL [...]
Piccadilly line delays: problems have continued all day due to a “temporary shortage of train operators” January 17, 2016 Forget leaves on the line, or the wrong kind of snow. Transport for London has a far more serious problem: there are severe delays on the Piccadilly line, thanks to a shortage of staff. Passengers have been advised to avoid using the line completely if at all possible. https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/688744543706025985 TfL said there was a "shortage [...]
Why south London desperately needs the Overground instead of Southeastern, Southern and South West trains January 17, 2016 South London desperately needs a transport upgrade. Estimates show that demand for rail travel could grow by as much as 100 per cent by 2035. Yet south London's transport system is already under enormous pressure. Look at the Tube map and you would think that London more or less stops just south of the Thames. In [...]
Tube strike 2016 could be called off as talks to continue next week as TfL, Aslef and RMT negotiate over pay, Night Tube January 15, 2016 Talks between transport bosses and unions will continue throughout the next week, as both sides attempt to reach an agreement ahead of scheduled strikes. Members of Aslef and RMT are currently planning to strike on three 24-hour strikes, with the first starting at 9.15pm on Tuesday 26 January and running until the same time on Wednesday 27 [...]
End of Southeastern, Southern and South West trains? Think tank calls for TfL to run south London train services as Overground January 14, 2016 South London's train operators Southeastern, Southern and South West Trains should be scrapped and turned into the Overground with Transport for London running services. The shake-up is the only way to keep up with increasing demand for transport in south London, according to a new think tank report. The Centre for London concludes scrapping the rail [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith vows to give startups retail space in London Underground stations January 14, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has said that he will use public land to house startup businesses in the capital, vowing to repurpose Transport for London (TfL) Underground stations to provide discounted space to smaller firms. Goldsmith said today that he will parcel off shop space in TfL’s Underground stations and offer it to retail [...]
Deutsche Bank buys new FCA headquarters at Stratford’s International Quarter for £370m January 12, 2016 Deutsche Bank has snapped up an office development in Stratford that will house the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) headquarters, in a £370m deal. The German bank's asset management arm has agreed to forward fund the 515,000 sq ft building, which forms part of a major £2.3bn development next to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park known as the International Quarter. The [...]
Tube strikes 2016: When are they, how long are they for, who is striking and why? Everything you need to know January 11, 2016 When are the strikes and how long will they last? London will be brought to a halt once again by 24-hour strikes on the Tube, and they're coming pretty soon. The dates to stick in your diary are at the end of January and middle of February. 1. Tuesday 26 January – Wednesday 27 January. 2. Monday [...]
Tube strikes 2016 dates: RMT and Aslef confirm three days of strikes over the Night Tube pay row with TfL January 11, 2016 RMT and Aslef unions have confirmed they will stage three 24-hour strikes in a long running row over driver pay and conditions with the proposed launch of the Night Tube. RMT member drivers will walkout from 6.30pm on the following dates for 24 hours, disrupting thousands of Londoners' journeys. Tuesday 26 January Monday 15 February Wednesday 17 February Other non-driver [...]