Smashing hit: More than 2m journeys on Elizabeth Line during first five days alone May 30, 2022 The brand new Elizabeth Line proves to be a hit with Londoners, as more than one million passengers used the new Elizabeth line in its first five days. Since opening, the central section of the Elizabeth line between Paddington and Abbey Wood has seen more than one million journeys, TfL said this morning. Across the [...]
Great transport means opportunities – we just need to learn how to fund it May 30, 2022 It will not have escaped your notice that Transport for London opened a new part of the network last week. The Elizabeth line, which began life as Crossrail in a 1974 rail report, currently runs in three separate stages across the capital. It will eventually extend from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield [...]
Around 4,000 people fined for not wearing masks on TfL network during pandemic May 27, 2022 Around 4,000 people were fined for not wearing a face covering on London’s transport network when it was compulsory due to Covid. According to City Hall data, 3,996 fixed penalty notices were issued between 24 February 2021 and 27 January 2022. Figures also showed that TfL staff prevented 7,283 people from travelling while forcing another [...]
Stagecoach strikes £20m deal to snap up Kelsian’s 150 buses in east London May 27, 2022 Stagecoach confirmed this morning it has sealed a £20m deal to buy Kelsian Group’s east London bus operations. The travel business said it has “entered into binding agreements” to purchase the operations, which also include a deport at Lea Interchange, for an initial £10m followed by £1m each year for 10 years after the move [...]
The City View: Crossrail finally arrives May 24, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Adam Tyndall, Programme Director for Connectivity at London First. They talk all things Crossrail — from the first idea of an East-West railway in the 19th century, to the funding behind the Elizabeth Line, and to the future of London’s transport system. And in other news — Shell’s AGM was [...]
Londoners flock to use Elizabeth line as TfL registers 65,000 journeys May 24, 2022 Around 65,000 journeys were registered on the central tranche of the Elizabeth line, which opened today after a three and a half years’ wait. Transport for London (TfL) estimates revealed that by 10am 14,000 people had already entered and exited at Paddington, while 9,000 tapped at Canary Wharf and 6,000 at Woolwich. Hundreds of Londoners [...]
Londoners to benefit from cheaper tickets and quicker journeys following Elizabeth line opening May 24, 2022 Londoners are expected to benefit from cheaper tickets and quicker journey following today’s opening of the Elizabeth line. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), journey times from Paddington to Abbey Wood will be cut in half, from 58 to 29 minutes, while tickets prices will go down by a third – from £6.30 to [...]
BREAKING: Elizabeth Line platforms at Paddington station reopen after evacuation on first Crossrail day May 24, 2022 Paddington station was reopened after hundreds of people were seen fleeing from the Elizabeth line platforms at Paddington station due to a fire alarm. A TfL spokesperson told City A.M. the station was reopened after it was confirmed the fire alert was a false alarm. Twitter user Laura Bunting earlier this morning posted a video [...]
Number 10 hits out at rail union in threat to bring in strike busting legislation May 23, 2022 Downing Street has landed a fresh blow on the UK’s rail unions as Boris Johnson renews threats to bring in strike busting legislation. Johnson’s official spokesman told journalists today that the PM would not rule out new laws that would force a minimum number of public transport staff to still work during strikes. The legislation [...]
Fresh tube strikes to hit Londoners with TfL staff to walk out Monday after Jubilee weekend May 23, 2022 Londoners will need to brace themselves for fresh Tube strikes, as the RMT union announced today that Transport for London (TfL) workers will walk out on 6 June, the Monday after Jubilee weekend. RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch has called on almost 4,000 members of staff to strike over job cuts, while announcing a ban [...]