Silvertown Tunnel: Bringing London together or tearing it apart? November 9, 2019 London has just three road river crossings east of Tower Bridge. Two of these – the Rotherhithe Tunnel and the western portion of the Blackwall Tunnel – were built for the passage of horse-drawn carts and carriages around the turn of the century. Read more: TfL awards 1bn Silvertown Tunnel contract to Aberdeen Standard-backed firm [...]
Crossrail will not open until 2021 and could run £650m over budget, bosses admit November 8, 2019 Crossrail will not open until 2021 and will run up to £650m over budget, transport bosses admitted today. The long-awaited Elizabeth Line, which was originally due to open in December 2018, will not open until “as soon as practically possible in 2021”, Transport for London (TfL) said. Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild warned technical issues [...]
Revealed: These are London’s most overcrowded Tube lines November 7, 2019 London’s Tube lines are running at overcapacity during morning rush hour, new figures have revealed. Statistics from mayor of London Sadiq Khan show that morning peak hour capacity on the London Underground is more than 100 per cent, with the Northern, Central and Jubilee lines the most crowded. Read more: TfL adds more trains to [...]
General Election 2019: Labour to shift ‘powerful section of Treasury’ to North November 7, 2019 A Labour government would shift a “powerful section of the Treasury” out of London to the north of England, John McDonnell will say today. Speaking in his home city of Liverpool, the shadow chancellor will detail plans to move the “centre of the gravity in political decision-making and investment” out of the capital. In his [...]
Uber rival Bolt bolsters green credentials with environmental investment fund November 7, 2019 Ride-hailing app Bolt is set to launch a €10m environmental impact fund in a bid to boost its green credentials. Bolt, which recently committed to making all journeys taken via its app will be made carbon neutral through offsetting, said the fund would invest in initiatives that deliver “social and environmental benefits”. Read more: Uber [...]
TfL plans new Thames piers to cater for 20m passengers November 6, 2019 Plans to transform the Thames into a major commuter hub have taken a step forward with new passenger piers set to be built along the river. Transport for London (TfL) announced today it would build new public piers in a bid to increase the Thames’ capacity to cater for public transport journeys. Read more: Rory [...]
General election: Ed Vaizey joins MPs stepping down in December November 6, 2019 Former cabinet minister Ed Vaizey has announced he will step down at the December general election. Calling it “one of the hardest [decisions] I have ever taken”, Vaizey said the time was right to move on. “I am passionate about the arts, our creative industries and technology and I want to specialise in these sectors,” [...]
RMT union announces 27 days of South Western Railway strikes in December November 5, 2019 Train staff on a major London rail network are preparing to down tools for 27 days throughout December, amid a long-running dispute that threatens to wreck commuters’ Christmas holidays. The Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union accused rail operator South Western Railway (SWR) of failing to give assurances that train guards will be kept on under a [...]
One Liverpool Street: City of London approves Crossrail entrance office block November 5, 2019 Plans to build a 10-storey office building at Liverpool Street’s future Crossrail entrance have been approved, despite concerns from City heritage groups. One Liverpool Street will be run by asset managers Aviva Investors, through a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL), and will replace an existing six-storey office block. Read more: Crossrail at risk [...]
Rory Stewart signals potential fare rise as he slams TfL losses under Sadiq Khan November 5, 2019 Rory Stewart has hinted he would likely increase public transport fares if elected mayor and has claimed London is “stuck in 2008”. The independent mayoral candidate, and former Conservative cabinet minister, told City A.M. it “cannot make sense to be running a system that’s losing this much money every year”. Read more: Rory Stewart: The [...]