Transport for London’s new Tube map reveals how many minutes it takes to walk between stations November 10, 2015 Did yet another sweaty Tube ride to work this morning leave you wishing there was a better way? Perhaps there is: Transport for London has released a new and improved version of its walking Tube map, revealing how many (or how few) minutes it takes to walk between stations, following on a similar map made [...]
As Transport for London and Virgin Media add free wifi to 100 more Tube stations, data use leaps to 20 terabytes a day November 10, 2015 Avast, social media fans: you need never miss out on a Snapchat again, after Transport for London (TfL) and Virgin Media added 100 new stations to their underground wifi network. Yep, everyone from those alighting in Alperton to those voyaging from Victoria Coach Station will henceforth be able to access wifi. The scheme is now available [...]
TfL and unions go back to the table over Night Tube November 10, 2015 The Night Tube negotiations are the will-they-won't-they debate of our generation. Who needs Harry and Sally when you have Transport for London and the unions? Today the two sides return to the table to see if they can thrash out a deal around the 24-hour service, which was supposed to have launched on 12 September [...]
Severe delays on Northern Line services disrupt morning commuters travelling from Kennington to Edgware via Bank November 10, 2015 Morning commuters were disrupted by severe delays on the Northern Line, following a signal failure at Clapham South. There were severe delays between Kennington and Edgware via Bank during the early morning rush hour. Although Transport for London said a good service had resumed on the line, there was confusion as to whether this was actually [...]
Bank station is going to be getting a major overhaul (but there’ll be some travel headaches along the way) November 5, 2015 Transport for London has some good news and bad news for commuters going through Bank Tube station. The good news is that the major interchange is about to get a major facelift that TfL says will "significantly reduce congestion", particularly for Waterloo & City Line users, where two new lifts, four escalators and a new [...]
Transport for London’s proposed five-minute rule for Uber and other taxi apps will cost drivers £19m a year November 3, 2015 Drivers of Uber cabs could stand to lose as much as £19m a year if new proposals by Transport for London (TfL) forcing operators of taxi apps to make their passengers wait five minutes before a pick-up come into effect. Research published by Uber today found its drivers will be out of pocket by an average of [...]
DLR strike tomorrow: Transport union RMT going ahead with 3 and 4 November 2015 strikes after talks fail November 2, 2015 Transport union RMT has said tomorrow's strike on the DLR will go ahead after talks failed to solve workers' grievances. The union has called a 48-hour strike, starting at 3:59am on Tuesday 3 November and running until 3:58am Thursday 5 November to address "abuse of procedures and the adoption of a wholly cavalier attitude to the issues [...]
District, Circle, Hammersmith Tube Lines part-suspended, causing severe travel delays, because of trespasser on the track at Mile End November 2, 2015 Transport for London had to shut down parts of the District and Circle Line this morning because of a trespasser on the track. There was no service anti-clockwise on the Circle Line during rush hour this morning because of the individual, who was on the track at Mile End. The District Line was closed between Whitechapel and [...]
Horrifying house prices (and other scare stories) – here’s what got us talking this week October 30, 2015 It was a week in which we discovered that two teenagers were suspects in the TalkTalk hack (but that "significantly" fewer people were affected. We learned that all MPs earn a lot more than their constituents. And we discovered that the UK's population is growing much quicker than previously thought. Here's what got us talking this week [...]
DLR strike passenger advice released by TfL: Jubilee, Central, District and Hammersmith & City lines expected to be much busier as commuters seek alternative routes October 30, 2015 Transport for London has issued passenger advice for commuters affected by the forthcoming 48-hour strike on the DLR, with services "unlikely" to run because of the disruption. The strike has been called by transport union RMT over a dispute with KeolisAmey Docklands, which operates the DLR on behalf of TfL. It is due to start at 3:59am on 3 [...]