EXCLUSIVE: King’s Cross worst tube station for TfL staff abuse May 20, 2022 King’s Cross was crowned the worst tube station for staff abuse, with 140 incidences of abuse against its workers. The station was followed by Victoria with 137 instances of abuse and Notting Hill Gate with 113. Data requested through a FOI by workforce management firm WorkForce Software reported that between April 2020 and December 2021, [...]
TfL looks for investment partners to take up office space at Bank, Southwark and Paddington stations May 20, 2022 Transport for London is looking for an investment partner to work on commercial developments at the sites of Bank, Paddington and Southwark stations. In a bid to reduce its reliance on fares for income, TFL is looking to offer commercial office space at the stations which could generate significant revenue. All three sites have either [...]
TfL extends London’s e-scooter trial until November to continue testing the vehicles May 19, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will extend its e-scooter trial from 6 June until 20 November. The project, which started in June 2021, was expanded under Department for Transport (DfT) guidance to gather data on usage as well as safety. “We are delighted to be extending our successful London e-scooter pilot in collaboration [...]
New tube map featuring the Elizabeth Line unveiled by Transport for London May 19, 2022 A new tube map featuring the Elizabeth Line has been unveiled by Transport for London. Ahead of its official launch on Tuesday 24 May, Crossrail appears as a double purple line, differentiating it from other underground routes. In the biggest change to the iconic tube map for years, the new line appears alongside the London [...]
Cheaper airport journeys in sight as Elizabeth line tickets will cost half of Heathrow Express May 18, 2022 Travelling to Heathrow aboard the Elizabeth line will cost half compared with the Heathrow Express. Tickets to the airport will be £10.70 off peak and £12.70 at peak times, respectively 57 and 49 per cent less compared with the high speed rail’s £25 ticket, the Evening Standard reported. In terms of duration, Crossrail services departing [...]
Uber’s Jamie Heywood steps down as Northern Europe regional manager May 17, 2022 Uber’s Jamie Heywood announced he was stepping down as the company’s regional general manager for Northern Europe after four years in the job. Heywood said he would leave the company next month to work on a book project, according to a memo seen by Sky News. The executive added that he was leaving Uber’s UK [...]
PM calls on industry to build Crossrail 2 following Elizabeth line opening May 17, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the industry to build Crossrail 2 on the same day he attended the Elizabeth line’s opening. Johnson said the government would back the project but businesses would need to come up with a plan to pay for it. “The real thing for us now is to think about [...]
Exclusive: Online card fraud incidents across TfL spike in 2021 despite a fall in travel numbers May 17, 2022 Despite a Covid-induced slump in travel numbers, the number of online card fraud incidents on Transport for London’s (TfL) railway network spiked in 2021. According to TfL data obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the number of online fraud incidents increased 31.8 per cent to 655 in 2021, going up from 497 a [...]
TfL forecasts costs of fixing bridges and tunnels will exceed £35m May 17, 2022 Fixing London’s tunnels and bridges will cost Transport for London (TfL) a total of more than £35m by financial year 2024/2025. According to documents released ahead of tomorrow’s committee meeting, TfL has set aside £6.8m for interim and reactive safety measures during the coming financial year, spending £6.2m last year on interim and reactive safety [...]
The Elizabeth line effect: House prices along Crossrail skyrocket by as much as 215 per cent May 17, 2022 With the initial launch of Crossrail imminent, it has emerged that postcodes with stations due to benefit from Crossrail (CR) have seen house prices increase by up to 215 per cent since the project was first announced, carrying a 14 per cent premium versus the wider areas. Postcodes home to a Crossrail station have seen [...]