Bank Tube station gets green light for major upgrade December 18, 2015 Transport for London has been given the green light to "dramatically transform" Bank Tube station, with work beginning in the new year. But before you groan and start planning your alternative route, there is good news: the station will remain open throughout the work, which is expected to be completed in 2021. That's not to [...]
Christmas travel: Engineering works to disrupt train services including Gatwick Express, Heathrow Express, Thameslink, Southern, Southeastern and many, many more December 18, 2015 Hoping to get away this Christmas? Well, start working on plan B because Network Rail has other ideas. This Christmas and New Year, one of the biggest-ever investment programmes is being carried out on the country's train infrastructure. New station facilities, longer platforms, extra tracks, new junctions and thousands of pieces of new equipment will be installed [...]
As survey expects 31 million car journeys to be made over Christmas, Transport for London unveils festive roadworks on Embankment, Blackfriars Road and Old Street December 18, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has announced the details of its festive road work programme, which will hit parts of the Embankment, Blackfriars Road and Old Street – on the same day a survey suggested 31 million car journeys will be taken over the Christmas period. TfL said it was taking advantage of a time when roads in [...]
The Bakerloo line extension to Old Kent Road, New Cross Gate and Lewisham just came a step closer December 17, 2015 The Tube's about to go (further) south of the river, after Transport for London (TfL) came a step closer to getting the go-ahead for an extension of the Bakerloo line, which will extend to Old Kent Road and Lewisham. In a statement today, TfL said it will begin "detailed technical work" next year, to "build a case" for the [...]
London cab drivers will protest against Uber and its regulation by Transport for London today December 17, 2015 Cabbies are staging a fresh protest against Uber and Transport for London (TfL) in the capital today over the way the taxi industry is regulated. This time, it's minicab drivers, who want TfL to suspend the recently launched UberPool ride-sharing service, claiming that by giving it the go ahead, TfL is "riding rough shod over the regulatory review process by pre-empting [...]
Liverpool Street signal failure causing severe delays on London Overground, Stansted Express, Greater Anglia December 17, 2015 If you've managed to dodge an alcohol-induced headache this morning, a transport-inspired one might be about to kick in instead. A signal failure at Liverpool Street was this morning causing severe delays on the London Overground, Stansted Express and other mainline services. On the London Overground, commuters travelling in from Hackney Downs faced major disruption while [...]
You can now hail an Uber from Facebook Messenger December 16, 2015 Uber has teamed up with Facebook Messenger, meaning you can now hail a cab directly from the chat app. The question is what you can’t do through the chat app at this point, as Facebook has already added features allowing you to shop and send money to your friends from within the app. In a [...]
Man killed after being hit by a train at Edmonton Green December 16, 2015 A man has died after being hit by a train in Edmonton Green this morning. The incident occurred earlier this morning and emergency services including London Ambulance and the British Transport Police were called to the scene. Police confirmed the unnamed man had died from his injuries by mid-morning. A man was treated by @Ldn_Ambulance but has sadly [...]
Addison Lee introduces feature allowing you to “snooze” your minicab if you’re not ready to leave the Christmas party December 15, 2015 With less than ten sleeps to go til Christmas, London’s taxis and minicabs are bracing for the mayhem when peak Christmas party hits this weekend. But one of them has a new trick up their sleeve that might just help you and them both. Friday is expected to be the busiest day of the year [...]
Transport for London’s Uber clampdown slammed by London First December 14, 2015 Transport for London’s (TfL) proposals to crackdown on Uber were dealt another blow today as business group London First labelled them “utterly flawed”, with just over a week to go before a critical consultation closes. The group says it “strongly opposes” suggestions that operators must not show vehicles being available for immediate hire, as well [...]