TfL fined £10m for Croydon tram disaster failings July 27, 2023 Tram operators have been fined a total of £14m over the Croydon derailment which claimed the lives of seven passengers. Many more people were injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed near the Sandilands stop on the morning of 9 November 2016. Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have accepted failing [...]
Addison Lee boss: Khan doesn’t want to solve congestion for London drivers July 24, 2023 Sadiq Khan doesn’t want to solve congestion problems for London’s car users, the boss of private hire taxi firm Addison Lee has said. “I just think that definitely the congestion in London should be something we want to solve,” Liam Griffin told City A.M. but “I’m not sure Khan wants to solve it for cars.” [...]
More London rail disruption on horizon as ASLEF to stage fresh overtime ban July 24, 2023 Train drivers will stage a fresh overtime ban in August, the ASLEF Union has announced, continuing a long running dispute and causing disruption for many London hubs. ASLEF workers will refuse to work overtime from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 August, in action that the union said will “seriously disrupt services,” as “none of the [...]
London tube strikes CALLED OFF as unions reach last ditch deal to evade chaos July 21, 2023 London tube strikes next week have been cancelled, after unions struck a last minute deal with Transport for London (TfL) this morning. Aslef, who represent train drivers, confirmed ahead of an official announcement that strikes from all unions would be called off. The RMT, ASLEF and Unite Unions had planned coinciding walk-outs – scheduled between 23 [...]
Lime bike use soaring in London with 12 million rides since 2019 July 20, 2023 Lime has seen soaring demand for its e-bikes in London with over 12m rides since 2019 and an average monthly increase of 10 per cent, it has been revealed. Londoners have travelled nearly 30m kilometres using Lime’s e-bikes since 2019, according to a new report from the transport consultancy Steer, commissioned by the e-bike and [...]
More London underground workers to strike in July July 13, 2023 More London underground workers will strike this month in an escalation of the ongoing dispute over pay and pensions. The Unite Union said today that members in engineering, maintenance and management positions on the service will walk out on 26 July and 28 July. It is calling for no job losses on the underground following [...]
London Underground workers to STRIKE at end of July – here’s all you need to know July 7, 2023 London Underground workers are to take industrial action in a long-running dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its members will take strike action from July 23 to 28. The RMT said there will be no strike on Monday July 24, while workers in different grades will take action on each of [...]
Sadiq Khan lacks legal authority for ULEZ expansion, court told July 4, 2023 The mayor of London Sadiq Khan lacks the legal authority to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), five Conservative councils told London’s High Court this morning, marking the beginning of a two-day judicial review hearing. Represented by Craig Howell Williams KC – Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon and Surrey – are challenging the mayor over the [...]
Tube journeys regularly hitting over 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels as commuting rebounds July 3, 2023 Weekday tube and bus journeys are regularly hitting over 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels and often exceed 2019 footfall figures on the weekend, according to Transport for London’s chief operating officer Glynn Barton. The most recent week of TfL tube data shared with City A.M. shows tube trips reached over 80 per cent of [...]
Elizabeth Line: £19bn route suspended due to SWAN on the tracks June 29, 2023 The Elizabeth Line was suspended on major parts of the route this afternoon as a swan caused major disruption on the popular £19bn route. TFL’s website said that an “obstruction” had caused there to be no service between Heathrow Airport and Abbey Wood, a route that takes travellers through the centre of the city. The [...]