Mind the funding gap: Can the TfL boss secure London’s Tube network’s future? September 21, 2021 It’s only September, but one date is very much etched in the mind of Transport for London (TfL) Commissioner Andy Byford: 11 December. That’s when TfL’s latest £1bn funding package runs out, the third short-term deal the government has bestowed on the capital’s transport network, despite repeated pleas for a multi-year settlement instead. And although [...]
Lime: The e-scooter firm looking to make the car obsolete September 21, 2021 London has seen many changes over the last 18 months. Some of these may not last long, now that life is heading back to normality, but others feel like they could be set to stay. Perhaps the most obvious of these have been the changes made to the very fabric of the capital, which has [...]
London Underground extension: Two new Northern line opened this morning September 20, 2021 London Underground’s first major expansion this century has opened this morning. Two new Northern line stations opened in south London following a £1.1bn project. The first train on the new route departed from Battersea Power Station at 5.28am this morning. It called at the other new station, Nine Elms, before reaching the existing station of [...]
People falling off escalators over fear of catching Covid-19 sends TfL injuries up September 17, 2021 London Underground bosses have warned that people falling off escalators due to not holding on to the handrail over fears of catching Covid-19 is one of the biggest safety risks facing the network. Since the lifting of lockdown restrictions earlier this year the number of accidents of this type has soared due to the “perception [...]
All new London buses to be zero-emission Mayor says September 17, 2021 Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has announced that new Transport for London (TfL) buses will be carbon neutral, as the UK prepares to host COP26. TfL said in a statement that by the end of next year, ten per cent of London’s bus network will be zero-emission as the network has committed to only [...]
‘September surge’ continues apace as Tube and bus passengers rise again September 7, 2021 Commuters continued to rush back to public transport this morning, new figures from Transport for London (TfL) show, with both Tube and bus passenger numbers up sharply again this morning. Between 7am and 8am, there were 298,600 “taps” on the Tube, up 33 per cent on last week and 8.0 per cent on yesterday, while on [...]
TfL seeks new partner for cable car with Emirates deal set to end September 7, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a new commercial partner for the cross-Thames ‘Air Line’ cable car with Emirates’ decade-long sponsorship set to end next year. Since it opened in 2012 ahead of the London Olympics, there have been over 13m journeys on the capital’s only cable car. The 1km line, which links Greenwich to [...]
September surge: Tube records busiest morning since March 2020 September 6, 2021 This morning saw the busiest start to a day on the London Underground since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, Transport for London (TfL) said this morning. By 10am, Tube usage was up 17 per cent week-on-week, the network said, while bus passenger numbers jumped 39 per cent. There were 831,000 “taps” into [...]
Tube records busiest morning since March 2020 : CityAM September 6, 2021 This morning saw the busiest start to a day on the London Underground since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, Transport for London (TfL) said this morning. By 10am, Tube usage was up 17 per cent week-on-week, the network said, while bus passenger numbers jumped 39 per cent. Also Read: Give TfL ‘fair [...]
New Northern Line stations to open on 20 September September 3, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has today announced that the £1.2bn Northern Line Tube extension will open on 20 September. The first major underground upgrade to be completed this century will see two new stations open at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms. At first there will be a peak time service of six trains per [...]