TfL scraps Brunei tourism adverts amid outcry over new anti-LGBT laws April 4, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has scrapped adverts promoting Brunei following international condemnation of the state’s draconian new anti-LGBT laws. The adverts, which have appeared across the London transport network, promote the country as a tourist destination under the slogan “Abode of Peace”. Read more: Sadiq Khan says TfL will remove controversial Michael Jackson bus ads [...]
Tube delays: Commuters face disruption on key London Underground lines April 4, 2019 Commuters were facing havoc on London’s Tube this morning with three lines hit by delays and track suspensions. Read more: This London Tube map shows the busiest times at stations in the morning No trains were running between Aldgate and Edgware Road via Embankment on the clockwise Circle Line route due to a signal failure [...]
City Moves for 4 April 2019 – Who’s switching jobs at McLarens, Shearman & Sterling and Astarte Capital Partners? April 4, 2019 Today's City Moves includes McLarens, Shearman & Sterling and Astarte Capital Partners. McLarens Global independent insurance services provider McLarens announced the appointment of Graham Smart to the newly created global role of chief commercial officer. In this new position, Graham will work closely with McLarens chief executive officer Gary Brown and the firm’s global management [...]
Stagecoach shares rise as it lifts earnings forecast after UK rail businesses beat expectations April 3, 2019 Shares in Stagecoach have risen this morning after the company raised earnings forecasts following stronger growth in its rail businesses. The transport operator said the better-than-expected performance of its UK rail division would lead to an annual profit boost. In May last year the government stripped Stagecoach of its Virgin East Coast contract for trains [...]
MPs cast doubt over Crossrail 2020 opening aim as they warn Elizabeth Line may need more than £2.8bn bailout April 3, 2019 MPs are “not convinced” that Crossrail will open in 2020 and fear the project will need more than the extra £2.8bn in funding it received to stay afloat, according to a damning report released today. Spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the costs of the railway, also known as the Elizabeth Line, had [...]
Focus On Camden: Camden Market turns 45 tomorrow, but how much have house prices changed in this cultural hotspot? March 29, 2019 Today, a London institution reaches proper middle-age. Camden Market – once home to punks and mods, now home to an awful lot of tourists looking for the punks and mods – turns 45 on 30 March 2019. It could be home to you, too, if you can afford it. The average second hand sales price, [...]
Editor’s Notes: Amid Brexit chaos, John McDonnell is ready for a Marxist revolution March 29, 2019 Earlier this week, I was talking to a fellow pundit in a broadcaster’s green room. “What are you in for?” I asked. “Brexit, what else?” came the reply. Read more: CBI: Labour nationalisation plans will cause 'profound harm' to economy There followed a convivial conversation about the good old days when we in the media [...]
TfL leak reveals plans for the world’s longest and tallest bridge across the Thames March 27, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) wants its proposed Canary Wharf Thames crossing to be the tallest and longest vertical lifting bridge in the world. TfL's planned bridge is a 90m tall and 180m-wide vertical lift bridge that will connect Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf across the River Thames. The bridge will be fitted with concrete towers that will be 90m [...]
Commuters face fresh rush hour misery with severe Tube delays March 27, 2019 Overrunning engineering works have left commuters facing a miserable commute this morning as a key Tube line suffered disruption. The late finish left the Circle Line with severe delays in a clockwise direction, while Londoners travelling the other way face minor delays this morning. Transport for London (TfL) advised passengers their tickets would be accepted [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for TfL to take over from Network Rail as London’s railway manager March 26, 2019 Sadiq Khan has said Transport for London (TfL) should replace Network Rail as the UK's rail infrastructure manager to improve the reliability of services for London's commuters. The London mayor wants responsibility and funding for key rail assets such as tracks and stations to be transferred to the transport body so it is able to plug the communication gap [...]