Tube union in talks to halt strikes November 4, 2010 The RMT union met with London Underground bosses yesterday to try and head off another city-wide strike over staffing levels in ticket offices. Transport for London (TfL) said the talks were constructive, while a spokesperson for mediation body ACAS said the two sides had arranged to meet again next week as part of ongoing negotiations. [...]
TfL brings in extra services November 2, 2010 LONDONERS trying to beat today’s underground strike will be able to make use of over 100 extra buses, 10,000 more places on riverboat services and a Tube service operating at 40 per cent capacity, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The strike is due to end at 9pm today after a 24-hour walk-out. However, TfL [...]
Tube strike to start at 7pm today November 1, 2010 MILLIONS of commuters face yet another struggle to get home this evening as a third 24-hour strike on the London Underground begins. Transport for London (TFL) warned yesterday the underground network will begin to grind to a halt from around 5pm this evening as Tube workers wind down services in preparation for the strike, which [...]
AT A GLANCE | HOW TO BEAT THE STRIKE – DISRUPTION STARTS THIS EVENING November 1, 2010 TUBE Disruption is likely to most journeys, but London Underground will run as many trains and keep as many stations open as possible. Check www.tfl.gov.uk for the latest situation on your line and at your station before you travel. Volunteers will be on hand at key stations to give alternative travel options and otherwise assist [...]
Strikes fail to cause chaos October 31, 2010 THE 3 October tube strike failed to cause the chaos predicted by union bosses, with 93 per cent of Oyster users still taking public transport. Extra bus and river services, as well as the 40 per cent of the underground network that was maintained, allowed almost all commuters to use the network, according to new [...]
Crossrail and Tube spared from savings October 20, 2010 MAYOR of London Boris Johnson yesterday painted the chancellor’s decision to protect the capital’s major transport funding as a triumph, upholding London’s competitiveness as a major economic hub at a time when tax and regulatory changes are hammering the city. Johnson, who has fought a long campaign over the importance of investment in London’s infrastructure, [...]
Tube boss says sorry to the thousands of commuters forced to walk on tracks October 19, 2010 THE HEAD of the London Underground apologised for a second day of Tube chaos yesterday, which saw thousands of commuters forced to climb out of trains and walk to safety through pitch-black tunnels. The Victoria line was suspended after a train broke down near Seven Sisters station at peak rush hour, stranding around 400 passengers [...]
Tube bosses sit down with unions to avert more strikes October 12, 2010 LONDON Underground (LU) bosses went back to the drawing board with trade unions RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) yesterday in a bid to avert two more looming strikes and put an end to the long running dispute over staffing levels. The three parties met at conciliation service Acas yesterday afternoon to try [...]
TfL beats chaos as Tube keeps running October 4, 2010 TRANSPORT for London (TfL) operated 40 per cent of its Tube services yesterday as the second 24-hour strike launched by trade unions RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), hit the capital. The transport group said that 10 of the 11 lines that make up the Underground network ran services yesterday as the strike, which [...]
London faces Tube chaos October 3, 2010 LONDONERS are facing another gruelling day of commuting across the capital as London Underground (LU) workers launch a second 24-hour strike in as many months. The walkout, which will finish at 6:28pm tonight, will cause extreme disruption to this morning’s commute as the entire Underground network is affected by the action. At 6:29pm yesterday, over [...]