TfL grants Uber 30-month licence to operate in London March 26, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has granted Uber a 30-month licence to operate in the capital, the company announced today. “We’re delighted to announce TfL has granted Uber a new 30 month licence in London,” Uber said in a tweet this morning. “TfL rightly holds our industry to the highest regulatory and safety standards and we [...]
TfL: Northern Line’s Bank branch should be up and running ahead of May reopening of station March 24, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) announced today that works on the Northern line’s Bank branch were on time for the line’s reopening in mid-May. Part of the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project, the works aim to increase capacity at Bank and Monument stations by 40 per cent. “We are on track, we had few good progress [...]
Rail regulator launches prosecution into TfL and TOL over 2016 Croydon crash March 24, 2022 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) announced today it was prosecuting Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) over their involvement in the 2016 Croydon tram derailment. The railway regulator said its prosecution will allege both TfL and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) breached health and safety law, as they failed to ensure [...]
Government funnels £3m in Hammersmith Bridge restoration works March 22, 2022 The UK Government will invest around £3m to carry out restoration works on Hammersmith Bridge, transport secretary Grant Shapps said this morning. “Almost £3 million will be invested by the government into vital works on Hammersmith Bridge,” Shapps tweeted. “This takes our total investment to nearly £7m, and will mean the bridge remains open to [...]
Future TfL and tube contracts for factory jobs are ‘at risk’, London Mayor Sadiq Khan warns March 21, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned this morning that future contracts for London transport schemes which support jobs across the country are at risk without long-term funding from the Government. Khan is visiting the Siemens Mobility facility, where half the 94 new Piccadilly line Tube trains are due to be built, in Goole in East Yorkshire [...]
Tech Weekly: Yapily CCO on open banking’s ‘TfL moment’, and HSBC takes on the metaverse March 18, 2022 In this week’s episode Nasson, Charlie, and Lily take a look at some of the biggest stories in tech, crypto, fintech and beyond! Charlie chats to Iain McDougall, CCO of Open Banking firm Yapily, about open banking’s ‘TfL moment’, and why increasing integration is crucial. Later in the episode Charlie chats to Nasson about the [...]
TfL to increase tube and bus fines by 25 per cent March 17, 2022 Transport for London’s (TfL) fines are expected to increase by at least 25 per cent, commissioner Andy Byford said in his latest updated. Byford reported that fines are expected to increase from £80 to £100 “to protect our revenue from fare evasion and fraud.” The hike will target chronic fare evaders across the whole TfL [...]
Cabbies call on Mayor of London to block Uber’s licence renewal amid worker rights row March 16, 2022 London cabbies are calling on the Mayor of London and TfL to set tougher worker rights conditions on Uber’s application for renewal of their London licence, which is set to expire on March 27th. According to the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), Uber has failed to abide by the Supreme Court ruling from February [...]
Weekend tube numbers continue to grow, reaching 85 per cent of pre-pandemic levels March 16, 2022 Weekend tube ridership continues to grow, reaching more than 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, figures from Transport for London (TfL) showed today. According to the data, numbers on 12 March were at 85 per cent of 2019 levels, with more touristic stations such as Tower Hill, Westminster and Waterloo seeing similar levels of demand [...]
TfL commissioner Andy Byford supports formalisation of river crossing committee March 15, 2022 Transport for London’s (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford said yesterday he would be in favour of formalising the existence of a committee to oversee maintenance of London’s river crossings. Speaking at the London Assembly’s transport committee, Byford agreed that TfL alongside the central government and London boroughs should formalise the mandate of the Thames River Crossing [...]