Southern rail strike misery costs millions as 300,000 commuters left stranded December 14, 2016 The economy is facing a hit of tens of millions of pounds as 300,000 commuters are left stranded this week on the back of three days of walkouts by staff on Southern rail. Southern rail commuter services ground to a halt yesterday on a double whammy of walkouts by guards from the Rail, Maritime and [...]
Travel chaos in London this morning as Victoria Line delays lead to massive crowds at several stations December 13, 2016 London commuters are facing chaotic journeys to work this morning, with delays across the Tube network and stations hit by huge crowds. Severe disruption on the Victoria Line has led to station access being restricted due to overcrowding fears. There are severe delays at Seven Sisters station, with 25-minute queues reported. Queues at Seven Sisters [...]
Severe delays on Victoria Line, District Line and Piccadilly Line – and TfL has warned Brixton station is very congested December 13, 2016 There are severe delays across the Tube network this morning, with services disrupted on the Victoria Line, the District Line, and (of course) the Piccadilly Line. There is currently no Victoria Line service between Brixton and Victoria due to a signal failure at Brixton, with severe delays on the rest of the line. https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/808573905447321601 And [...]
Sadiq Khan makes progress in bid to become the London mayor for business December 12, 2016 LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan is making progress in his bid to become the city’s “most pro-business mayor ever”. In a recent poll of more than 500 London businesses the proportion who saw him as pro-business remained at 39 per cent, the same as it was before his election. Yet the same poll, which was commissioned [...]
London Luton Airport’s passenger numbers were up 13 per cent in November December 12, 2016 London Luton Airport (LLA) had a record-breaking month with 13 per cent passenger growth in November. This month was the London airport's 32nd consecutive month of passenger growth, following its milestone in October of 14 million passengers. LLA is currently investing more than £110m to increasing the airport's capacity from 12m to 18m passengers per year by 2020. The upgrades include improvements [...]
Southern rail tells customers not to travel tomorrow whether or not it manages to block one of the two sets of strike action December 12, 2016 Southern rail has decided to elevate itself to the same level of the great British institution of bad weather and told London's workers not to worry about rail strikes and simply take the day off. While bosses in the City may have been a little more sympathetic to a day of workers being stranded in their houses as [...]
Great Western Railway customers face fresh disruption as cleaners stage two one-day walkouts on run-up to Christmas December 12, 2016 Rail commuters are facing another layer of disruption after unions announced cleaners will go on strike on the run up to Christmas. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) today announced after a "massive yes vote" cleaners would walk out on 16 and 23 December – 109 members voted in favour of the action. Employees of [...]
Uber treats drivers like Victorian “sweated labour”, says Frank Field in gig economy report December 9, 2016 Frank Field might be more commonly known as one of the thorns in Sir Philip Green's side, but Uber might now have a bone to pick with him too. The Labour MP and chair of the Work and Pensions Committee has uploaded a report to his site analysing the working relationship between Uber and its drivers, [...]
Andrew Tyrie demands Chancellor reveal more Heathrow details: It’s crucial that parliament “has all the tools at its disposal” December 9, 2016 Firstly Andrew Tyrie wasn't happy with the government over what assurances Nissan had been given on Brexit, writing to the head of the National Audit Office for more detail. And now, the chairman of the Treasury Committee has called on the government to be more forthcoming on Heathrow expansion too. The Conservative politician has written to [...]
Auto delay repay? No way: Southeastern won’t automatically refund customers using its celebrated ticketless smartcard, says bidder December 9, 2016 One of the bidders in the running for the Southeastern train franchise says it will not provide automatic compensation to delayed customers, despite a sector-wide push to ensure passengers are more swiftly and fairly compensated, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. Govia, which is in line to team-up with Network Rail to run the Southeastern franchise, [...]