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 [...]
TfL: We’ll move Londoners September 30, 2010 TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has vowed to keep as many services operating on Sunday and Monday as possible as London Underground (LU) workers stage their latest strike. If the 24-hour stoppage by LU workers goes ahead on Sunday evening at 7.00pm, the TfL said it will provide one hundred extra buses, marshalled taxis and increased [...]
TFL HANDS OUT £320M IN TUBE REPAIR JOBS September 27, 2010 TFL named the 17 companies it had chosen to make £320m worth of repairs to the Tube network yesterday. The work includes new plumbing, fire prevention and an upgrade to the communications system. Companies that have won three-year contracts include Siemens, Atkins and MJ Quinn, which will focus on the stations previously maintained by Metronet.
Boris in advanced talks with mobile firms over getting signal on the Tube September 19, 2010 MAYOR of London Boris Johnson is nearing an agreement with the UK’s biggest mobile phone operators to provide a network signal on the entire Tube network by the time the Olympics come to London in 2012, it emerged at the weekend. Johnson is still in discussions with the companies over the final details of funding [...]
Tube strike causes chaos September 7, 2010 THE TUBE is expected to run a normal service today, according to Transport for London (TfL), after the strike by London Underground (LU) workers triggered intense disruption in London yesterday. However, more people than expected braved the strikes and came to work. By 5pm last night TfL said it was already operating one-third of its [...]
Tube strike causes gridlock and costs economy £48m September 7, 2010 Millions of commuters across London struggled to get to work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on the underground rail system crippled much of the network, hurting the city’s convalescent economy. Passengers took to bikes, buses, walked, or made use of extra boat services on the Thames that runs through the city in [...]