Gatwick Airport train station to get £150m revamp July 8, 2019 Gatwick Airport train station is to receive a £150m upgrade after the government agreed to the cash injection to reduce delays and congestion. The revamp, which will double the size of the station concourse, widen two platforms and increase the number of lifts, is designed to reduce congestion and overcrowding as the UK’s second largest [...]
Tube chaos: Commuters complain of overcrowding after Northern Line suspended July 8, 2019 Londoners have faced a chaotic commute this morning after the Northern Line was suspended. A signal failure meant there was no southbound service between Moorgate and Kennington, and no northbound service between Kennington and Charing Cross. Read more: Tube drivers get ear defenders for ‘screeching’ Underground lines Transport for London recommended commuters avoid the line [...]
Person dies after being hit by Victoria Line train July 5, 2019 The Victoria Line is part suspended with severe delays this morning, causing severe disruption during rush hour after a person died after being hit by a train. Transport for London (TfL) warned commuters there was no service between Walthamstow Central and Seven Sisters while emergency services attended the incident. Severe delays hit the rest of [...]
TfL gives Indian ride-hailing app Ola the green light July 4, 2019 Transport for London has given Indian ride-hailing app Ola the green light to launch in the city. Ola said it has received a private hire vehicle licence and planning to launch around September. Read more: French ride-hailing app Kapten puts Uber in its sights “We are looking forward to building world-class mobility offerings for London [...]
London Pride 2019: Where is the parade and when does it start? July 3, 2019 There is less than a week to go until London Pride 2019, when the capital is set to host a parade that is bigger and brighter than any that have gone before it. Last year around 1m people attended the event as people from London and beyond participated in the capital’s biggest LGBT+ celebration. But [...]
Tories draw up new Brexit battle lines June 30, 2019 The Conservative party’s final two contenders for prime minister bulked up their plans for a showdown with Brussels over the weekend, while the frontrunner – Boris Johnson – also sought to talk up his pro-business credentials. Confronted about an incident last year in which Johnson said “f*** business” during a Brexit debate, the former London [...]
Union ballots staff over ‘deeply damaging’ nationwide rail strike June 28, 2019 Train drivers are set to vote on the first nationwide rail strike in a generation as union bosses lashed out against the government over pension arrangements. Read more: Londoners brace for summer Tube strike The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will ballot thousands of members on whether to hold national industrial action over fears [...]
London City Airport is grounded in sustainability June 28, 2019 Despite the political and economic uncertainty, London is continuing to grow and is expected to remain a major global city for business and tourism. London’s population has increased every year since 1988 and currently stands at almost 9m. Brexit may have cast a temporary cloud over London’s short-term prospects, but new corporate offices are still [...]
TfL revises junk food ad ban after rules spark confusion June 27, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has overhauled the guidelines for its junk food advertising ban after critics slammed it as “absurd” and “confusing”. TfL has been forced to clarify the details of its new ban, which is aimed at tackling childhood obesity, just four months after it was brought into force. Read more: Critics slam ‘absurd’ [...]
Tube drivers get ear defenders for ‘screeching’ Underground lines June 27, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has offered Tube drivers ear defenders to protect them against high levels of noise from new sections of track, after their union threatened a strike. Drivers on the Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Piccadilly, Bakerloo and Northern Lines will receive the mufflers to cope with noise levels that reportedly reach up to 109.5 [...]