Tube strikes January and February 2016: Drivers’ union Aslef confirms its members will strike alongside RMT this month January 11, 2016 Transport for London and business groups have slammed unions for committing to a further three strike dates, which will bring the capital's Tube system to a standstill yet again. Aslef has confirmed it will join RMT in striking on three dates, after the unions dismissed yet another pay deal put forward by transport bosses. The drivers [...]
Tube strikes 2016: London mayor Boris Johnson and Zac Goldsmith slam Sadiq Khan over union support January 11, 2016 London mayor Boris Johnson has slammed Labour's City Hall hopeful Sadiq Khan, calling him a "tool" of the unions after Khan blamed Johnson for an increase in industrial action on London's Tube and buses. Johnson attacked Khan for failing to condemn the latest round of strikes, saying he is "entirely motivated by the self-interest of union [...]
Tube strike 2016 dates: Fresh three day strikes by Aslef union drivers set to go ahead in Night Tube row January 10, 2016 Update: RMT has confirmed three 24-hour strike dates. Get the latest here. Fresh strikes by London Underground drivers look set to go ahead as the long-running row over Night Tube working conditions continues. Executives of drivers' union Aslef are expected to call for three days of strikes tomorrow, starting as soon as this month, in the dispute [...]
Tube strikes 2016: TfL blasts “absurd” Tube strikes by Aslef January 10, 2016 Update: Aslef has now confirmed three days of strikes will go ahead, as has RMT. Transport for London has branded three days of fresh walkouts by London Underground drivers over the Night Tube "absurd". Aslef is tomorrow expected to decide that strike action will go ahead, disrupting Tube travel for 24-hours on three separate days over the next [...]
Waterloo & City line Tube delays: Normal service resumes on the line January 7, 2016 The Waterloo and City line has resumed service after commuters faced travel misery on their way from the office when a signal failure cause a suspension. Following the incident, which occurred at Bank just after 5.30pm, Transport for London is urging travellers to use the Northern, Bakerloo or Jubilee lines instead: https://twitter.com/wlooandcityline/status/685155890752794625 TfL has since announced: [...]
London facing more Night Tube strikes as unions threaten action – while insiders believe project will “wither on the vine” January 6, 2016 Commuters are facing the prospect of more Tube strikes this year, after the dispute over the Night Tube flared up once again – with one union source telling City A.M. that the project may never get off the ground. Transport unions RMT and Aslef have both flexed their muscles with threats of further industrial action [...]
London mayoral election 2016: How Sadiq Khan, Caroline Pidgeon and Sian Berry will cut transport costs January 6, 2016 Travel costs are likely to be an important topic in the run-up to this year's London mayoral election, as a substantial chunk of the capital's workers rely on the capital's underground, DLR, overground and TfL rail services to get around. The Lib Dems, Labour and Greens have all announced policies which will cut travel costs in their bid to [...]
Beware mayoral wannabes pledging a Tube fare freeze: The numbers don’t stack up January 5, 2016 While most resolutions – especially those involving regular gym attendance – do not last beyond January, there is one New Year tradition that is guaranteed to be with us for the whole year: Transport for London’s annual fare increase. Londoners will be familiar with the routine. Sometime between singing Auld Lang Syne on New Year’s [...]
Transport for London rezoning the Tube map: Eight underground, rail and DLR stations including Stratford and West Ham changed from Zone 3 to Zone 2/3 January 4, 2016 Much like the rest of us, Transport for London is making some changes in the new year, with a new look for parts of the Tube map and a cheaper commute for as many as 100,000 east London passengers. Eight stations in east London have just been rezoned from Zone 3 to Zone 2/3 – [...]
London buses go greener in 2016, as successful bids for Department for Transport fund revealed January 3, 2016 Fifty buses in London will be kitted out with technology designed to cut harmful emissions by up to 90 per cent, after successful bids for a Department for Transport fund were revealed today. The Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015, which local councils were invited to bid for grants from in September of last year, will dish [...]