Mastercard “Fare Free Friday”: Free travel for Londoners on 14 and 28 November using TFL’s contactless payment November 10, 2014 Londoners are being treated to travel around the city for free if they use a MasterCard on the transport network’s new contactless payment system this Friday. MasterCard holders will be able travel by tube, train, tram, bus and DLR for free by swiping their card on the new contactless system which has now been used [...]
Check out Transport for London’s snazzy new uniforms for tube staff, designed by Wayne Hemingway November 3, 2014 Transport for London (TfL) has updated uniform for London Underground staff. They're pretty snazzy. The uniforms, designed by Wayne Hemingway, are the first update in a decade – and are also the first time there has been a uniform "specially tailored" for female staff. Hemingway said the experience had "challenged us all". The "various mix [...]
Uber taxi app heads to Leeds as Unite union cabbies protest October 22, 2014 Uber is set to make its presence felt in the North of England with a planned launch in Leeds: the taxi app has filed an application with Leeds City Council to become a private hire operator. But even before the company had the opportunity to make its mark on Leeds transportation, a group of demonstrators [...]
Taxi app Uber referred to HMRC by TfL over tax complaint by Margaret Hodge October 15, 2014 Uber, the smartphone taxi app, has been referred to HM Revenue & Customers by London’s taxi and minicab regulator Transport for London (TfL). The referral follows a complaint by Labour MP Margaret Hodge that Uber’s Dutch operating firm Uber BV does not pay tax in the UK and was “opting out of the UK tax [...]
Tube strike called off as new RMT boss claims concessions October 9, 2014 STRIKE action due to go ahead next Tuesday was called off yesterday following talks between Transport for London, the RMT union and mediator Acas. The strike action was called by the RMT’s new director general Mick Cash. “The RMT has been able to secure significant movement in three key areas which have allowed our executive [...]
London Tube strike called off after RMT union makes “substantial progress” October 9, 2014 The 48-hour Tube strike that was due to take place next week has been called off after unions said they had made “substantial progress” in talks. The strike had been scheduled to start at 9pm on Tuesday and run until 8:59pm Thursday evening, and had been called over the threat of around 900 job [...]
In pictures: London Underground reveals new driverless Tube train designs for 2022 October 9, 2014 A new design for Tube trains across the London Underground network has been revealed. Passengers will be able to ride the new trains from 2022 when they arrive on the Piccadilly Line, followed by the Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines. Commuters will no doubt welcome a new “air-cooling” system on the carriages. It’s [...]
London Underground’s Tuesday Tube strike could be called off as mediators move in October 7, 2014 Talks are going ahead this morning between Transport for London (TfL) and the RMT Union, which has asked its members to down tools next Tuesday for 48 hours in protest against Tube ticket office closures. Mediator Acas, which has a 94 per cent success rate in resolving disputes, became involved yesterday after transport chiefs blasted [...]
London Underground staff plan 48hr Tube strike from October 14 October 7, 2014 Londoners are set for further Tube chaos next week with London Underground workers due to go on strike for 48 hours over staff cuts and ticket office closures. The strike, which will be held between 9:00pm next Tuesday and 8:59pm on Thursday, coincides with nationwide industrial action from council workers. The Rail, Maritime and Transport [...]
Uber taxi app is no threat to London’s black cab says TfL commissioner October 2, 2014 Uber does not pose an imminent danger to London's iconic black cab. So says Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Sir Peter Hendy. Speaking at the Guardian's transport debate held during the Conservative party conference, Hendy argued the fury directed toward the San Francisco-based company had been largely "misplaced". In fact, Hendy was optimistic that there [...]