These are the 23 funniest #TubeStrike tweets from miserable commuters January 9, 2017 A fine rain misted London's 5m-odd Tube passengers as they began the long trudge to work during today's 24-hour Tube strike. Say what you like about the capital's commuters, but at least they retained their sense of humour – on Twitter, anyway, where hundreds made their feelings known. Here are the best reactions: The first rule of [...]
#TubeStrike: Here are 13 pictures of soggy commuters and stationary Tube trains January 9, 2017 London's Tube network may have ground to a halt during today's Tube strike, but the capital's commuters showed their stoical side, with millions heading to work despite the disruption (not to mention this morning's rain). Transport for London (TfL) insisted this afternoon that 70 per cent of stations were open – but that didn't stop commuters [...]
London Tube strike January 2017: These are the 84 Tube stations closed due to strike action today January 9, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that 84 Tube stations are closed across the capital due to strike action taking place today. TfL Twitter accounts posted the following list of closed stations as of 12 PM but warned that the list was subject to change. The 84 shut stations represent almost one third of the total 270 [...]
Yes it’s going to snow in the UK this week – just not in London January 9, 2017 Snow and sleet are set to hit Britain as temperatures plummet towards the end of this week – but it looks like the capital will miss out on snow. Londoners should expect “nothing significant” from the weather, the Met Office said today – with temperatures in the capital remaining around the four or five degrees [...]
Tube strike travel chaos: Great Northern services aren’t running between Finsbury Park and Moorgate January 9, 2017 Great Northern Rail has warned that no services are running between Finsbury Park and Moorgate station this morning. The news comes as London commuters deal with transport chaos brought on by the latest round of Tube strikes. Problems on the line into Moorgate began last night, due to the Tube workers' industrial action, and are continuing [...]
As Tube strike causes chaos for the capital’s commuters, more travel headaches are on the cards January 9, 2017 A 24-hour Tube strike started yesterday evening, marking the first action in a week of more travel turmoil for travellers – and the action could be set to spread. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association refused a last-ditch offer yesterday, which had already been dismissed by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. As a result, [...]
Why unleashing competition would deliver lower fares and greater choice to rail passengers January 9, 2017 The UK’s rail passengers are suffering, and will no doubt continue to do so over the coming months. Union action is bringing the network to a standstill, with further strikes planned for this week. The level of sickness leave among train staff has also been mysteriously increasing, and has doubled compared to pre-strike levels, according [...]
London is the world’s greatest city because it’s both a cultural and business powerhouse January 9, 2017 "You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” This famous quotation by British poet Samuel Johnson still holds true about our great city some 240 years later. London [...]
Bad news commuters: A 24-hour Tube strike is going ahead from 6pm after unions reject last-ditch offer January 8, 2017 The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has rejected a new offer on jobs from the London Underground in a bid to avoid a 24-hour strike. The union said its members are going ahead with the industrial action from 6pm on Sunday. It comes after the biggest rail union, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, [...]
There’s going to be a major Tube strike: Here’s what you need to know January 8, 2017 Happy new year, everyone: London will grind to a halt on Monday as Tube staff from the RMT and TSSA unions go on a 24-hour strike over ticket office closures. Transport for London (TfL) has warned customers to be prepared for most stations throughout Zone 1 to be closed throughout the action. Here's what you [...]