Westminster council victorious as court rejects TfL appeal over blocked CS11 cycle superhighway February 7, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) will not be able to build its proposed CS11 cycle superhighway at Swiss Cottage after it lost an appeal against a decision by Westminster council to block its construction last year. The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld an earlier ruling that TfL could not proceed with the CS11 without considering traffic and [...]
Commuters hit with severe morning delays on Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines February 7, 2019 Commuters continue to be severely disrupted by delays to the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines due to signalling problems. The Metropolitan Line was hit with severe delays this morning after a Tube driver went through a red light at Harrow-on-the-Hill forcing following trains to be stopped as a safety procedure. https://twitter.com/metline/status/1093451576574988288 Got held up at #Harrow On [...]
Tube delays: Severe delays hit Circle Line and Hammersmith & City Line with London Overground part suspended February 7, 2019 Severe delays were affecting three London lines this morning as commuters made their way to work. Read more: Watchdog bans Red Bull Tube ad telling workers to clock off early A signal failure at King’s Cross was behind severe delays on both the Circle Line and the Hammersmith & City Line this morning – both [...]
Speed up full-fibre rollout or risk being left behind, CBI warns government February 7, 2019 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today called on the government to fast-track the rollout of full-fibre broadband as it warned the UK is at risk of lagging behind. The trade body has urged the government to take action this year to avoid a “digital divide” that would see businesses and people left behind as [...]
Self-driving cars to hit UK roads by the end of the year February 6, 2019 Completely driverless cars could be on UK roads by the end of this year, after the government today said it would be overhauling existing regulations. The change by the Department for Transport will allow self-driving cars to be trialled on any public road without a human safety driver behind the wheel, however they must have [...]
BMW-owned car sharing venture Drivenow expands electric car fleet February 6, 2019 BMW's car sharing service Drivenow has added 130 all-electric cars to its London fleet, as it pushes to meet the capital's air quality requirements. The extra 130 BMW i3 vehicles will join Drivenow's current electric fleet of 50 cars, as well as its other 540 BMW and Mini vehicles across the city. Drivenow said the [...]
Britain needs more competition to get the railways back on track February 6, 2019 When the word “privatisation” is mentioned in the same sentence as “rail”, even some Tories feel a spurt of red go through them. At the forefront of their minds must be the fact that the broader public – about 56 per cent – have expressed support for nationalisation. But when asked why it is that people [...]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance considering self-driving tie-up with Google’s Waymo February 5, 2019 A trio of major vehicle manufacturers is said to be in advanced talks with Google's autonomous driving unit Waymo on utilising the division's tech for transport services. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is exploring a tie-up with Waymo in which the two parties would develop self-driving taxis as well as other mobility-as-a-service infrastructure, the Nikkei reported today. The [...]
HS2 releases CGI images of Old Oak Common station design February 5, 2019 HS2 has released a batch of images showing what the Old Oak Common interchange will look like once the high speed railway opens in 2026. HS2 says the interchange will create 65,000 jobs and 25,500 homes when it opens. It is set to become the best connected rail station in the UK, offering connections to the £17.6bn [...]
TfL urged to be ‘open’ with Londoners about Northern Line extension delay February 5, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has been told to be "open" with Londoners about the reasons behind the Northern Line extension delay after boss Mike Brown said a revised opening date would have "no material impact" on its revenues. The extension, which will lengthen the Northern Line to Battersea and create 25,000 new jobs and 20,000 new homes, was scheduled to open next [...]