Upgrade work shuts out some Boris Bike users September 9, 2013 CASUAL users of Boris Bikes will not be able to use the cycle hire scheme on Saturday night or Sunday, as TfL upgrades the docking sites ahead of expansion in south and west London. TfL said the work will make it easier for members to view all the journeys they made in the past year [...]
Paper travelcards to be phased out next month August 21, 2013 TRAVELCARDS for seven days or longer will soon only be available on Oyster cards, as Transport for London announced yesterday it will no longer sell paper tickets at London Overground ticket offices. The change, which will be introduced on 15 September, is in line with the withdrawal of paper season ticket Travelcards from all London [...]
London buses set to stop accepting cash fares from next year August 19, 2013 TRANSPORT for London wants to axe cash payments on the city’s buses from next year, though user groups and politicians have sought assurances that the proposal will not leave passengers stranded. TfL estimates that less than one per cent of journeys, or 60,000 a day, are paid for in cash. Yesterday it asked the public [...]
London Overground backs strike in face of compulsory job losses August 15, 2013 COMMUTERS who use the booming London Overground network are set to face disruption after unions yesterday announced strike action in a row over job losses. No date has been set for the walkouts, which relate to proposals to sack 130 train guards for cost-cutting reasons. Overground services on the Euston-Watford and East London Line already operate [...]
Corporate Tube sponsorship could take the pressure off overburdened commuters August 15, 2013 THIS week’s inflation figures all but confirm that Londoners will face a rise in Tube and bus fares of over 4 per cent in January. This may look small compared to projected increases of up to 9 per cent on some of the busiest rail routes into London, but it is still regrettable. It doesn’t [...]
Boris Bikes set to get harder to find as staff stage two-day strike August 11, 2013 BORIS Bike workers last night began a 48-hour strike over pay and conditions, in a move that is set to reduce the number of cycles available on London’s streets. Around 150 staff have refused to work until 9pm tomorrow, meaning there will be fewer drivers to move bikes to areas with high demand. “Staff running [...]
Boris losing battle over London rail | City A.M. July 28, 2013 BORIS Johnson has failed to convince Whitehall that he should be given control over suburban rail services in London, with civil servants in the Department for Transport fighting a rearguard action to block his bid for control of routes into Liverpool Street, Cannon Street, and London Bridge. City A.M. understands that the Mayor’s ambitious proposal [...]
TfL aims for Thames traffic February 24, 2013 The Mayor and Transport for London have set a target to double the number of passenger journeys on the Thames by 2020. TfL will today unveil its plan to encourage passenger traffic on the waterway with better piers, more cycle hire points near the river and improved information such as real-time arrival boards. TfL and [...]
TfL considers proposed route for Crossrail 2 February 5, 2013 TRANSPORT for London (TfL) yesterday backed calls for a new £12bn underground railway link to be built through the capital by the early 2030s, following the publication of a proposed route for the Crossrail 2 project. Business group London First unveiled its preferred route for the railway, which will run from south west London to [...]
Tube could run until 2am, says transport boss January 30, 2013 THE TUBE could run until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights, the managing director of London Underground said yesterday. Mike Brown said that now the Tube’s modernisation programme is well underway, there is scope to scale back the amount of time dedicated to late-night engineering work and allow trains to run later some of the [...]