London Assembly accuses Sadiq Khan of ‘incompetence’ over Crossrail delay November 9, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of showing "incompetence" in his handling of the delay to the £15.4bn Elizabeth Line. The London Assembly's transport committee branded Khan's response to a letter it wrote in October – in which it accused the mayor of misleading the public about the delay – as "wholly unsatisfactory". On 31 August Crossrail announced [...]
Addison Lee launches self-driving taxi trials in Canary Wharf November 7, 2018 Private hire firm Addison Lee has begun trialling self-driving car technology, created by UK startup Oxbotica, on the streets of London. Driving around the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, Addison Lee's manned cars are creating a three-dimensional street map of the city in order to create the backdrop for future driverless cars. Organised together with Canary [...]
The hyperloop train is leaving the station – and the UK must be on it November 7, 2018 Britain can reasonably claim to have invented the railway. Stephenson’s Rocket represented the pinnacle of British industrial-era innovation. The ability to move products and people by steam locomotion had a transformative effect on society. British ingenuity saw railways knit communities together across the country, and eventually the globe. And for the next couple of centuries, [...]
Strike action hits Central Line and Waterloo & City Line, forcing commuters to find other ways to work November 7, 2018 Both the Central Line and Waterloo & City Line are not running today due to strike action. The strikes started at midnight after the RMT and Aslef unions voted for action to address industrial relations between drivers and Transport for London (TfL) that it claimed was at “breaking point”. The action will go on until [...]
Sadiq Khan slammed for ‘shocking’ strikes record ahead of Central Line action November 6, 2018 Sadiq Khan has been accused of having the worst strikes record of any London mayor despite promising there would be zero industrial action on his watch. Tomorrow's strike on the Central Line by the Aslef and RMT unions marks the 15th strike to occur since Khan was elected in May 2016. That figure includes 11 Tube strikes, one bus strike, [...]
Piccadilly Line strike suspended tomorrow but Central Line action set to go ahead from midnight November 6, 2018 Strike action on the Piccadilly Line scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed, it emerged this afternoon. However, industrial action on the Central Line strike is still set to begin at midnight tonight. The RMT union said “sufficient progress” has been made in last-ditch talks with Transport for London (TfL) today that it has called off [...]
Tube strikes: Last-ditch talks collapse as unions prepare to walkout on two major Tube lines tomorrow November 6, 2018 Last-minute talks to avert strikes affecting three Tube lines have failed, meaning commuters must make other plans for getting to work tomorrow and Thursday. The Central Line and Waterloo & City Line are set to shut down for 24 hours from midnight tonight as Aslef drivers strike, with RMT drivers on that line joining the action. [...]
Electric scooter company Bird launches trial at the Olympic Park in a bid to change regulations November 6, 2018 US electric scooter sharing company Bird has launched a trial of its service today at the Olympic Park in east London. The use of electric scooters has boomed in the US and has begun to take off in Europe with cities such as Paris allowing their introduction. However, they are currently not legally allowed to [...]
Tube delays: Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line as commuters advised to use the bus instead November 6, 2018 Severe delays are affecting the Metropolitan Line after a signal failure, spelling commuter chaos for those heading to work from west London. The failure at Harrow-on-the-Hill means local buses are accepting tickets, said Transport for London (TfL). The delays come just a day ahead of strikes expected to wreak havoc on Tube lines. The Central [...]
Train union threatens Christmas ‘shutdown’ as commuters gear up for Central and Piccadilly Line strike on Wednesday November 5, 2018 Train driver union Aslef has threatened a widespread Christmas "shutdown" amid its ongoing industrial spat with Transport for London (TfL). Aslef said its executive committee will discuss resolutions from branches on the Northern and Hammersmith & City and Lines who have asked to be balloted for action. "Unless there is a rapid change of approach from management, [...]