London taxi cab drivers protest in the City over Uber regulation September 25, 2015 Black cab drivers brought traffic to a standstill outside Bank Tube station yesterday evening, in a protest against the way ride-hailing app Uber is regulated by Transport for London. Cabbies want to draw attention to what they perceive as a lack of regulation of the private hire vehicle (PHV) licences used by Uber drivers. Writing [...]
London’s Tube is running “too fast”, new study suggests September 24, 2015 First we were told that Tube strikes were good for commuters, now, it’s that the London Underground trains are running too fast – scientists just keep on discovering things about the capital’s transport system that go against every instinct. In “everything we think we know about the Tube is wrong”, part two, researchers looking at [...]
Waterloo and City Tube strike will have “no impact”, says TfL September 24, 2015 City commuters can breathe a sigh of relief about a strike on the Waterloo and City Line next week. Transport for London has said there will be "no visible impact" on the line, which connects Bank and Waterloo, as a result of a strike by staff working in its control room. "Due to detailed planning [...]
HS2 route latest: Government to submit plan for Euston station’s high speed redevelopment next week September 24, 2015 Commuter chaos will relocate from London Bridge to Euston as the government sets out ambitious plans for the North London station's redevelopment as part of High Speed 2. The government will submit plans to introduce HS2 to Euston station, which will include 11 purpose-built platforms and a significant improvements to Euston Tube station, to [...]
Mike Brown confirmed as TfL boss September 24, 2015 Mike Brown has been appointed the new boss of Transport for London, picking up the reins from Peter Hendy who has left to head up Network Rail. Brown has been acting in the role on an interim basis since July. He has been managing director of London Underground and Rail since 2010, and takes on [...]
Central Line part closed following security alert at South Woodford September 24, 2015 The Central Line has reopened after a section in the east of London closed during rush hour, following a security alert at South Woodford station. The Tube station was shut and commuters evacuated, with one eyewitness saying it was due to a bomb scare. Another eyewitness said there was a "suspicious package [...]
HS2 bidding: Osborne urges Chinese firms to bid on High Speed rail 2 partner deals worth £11.8bn September 23, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne is firing the starting gun on the government’s High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project today by inviting companies to bid on at least seven new contracts worth £11.8bn. The chancellor will announce the bidding process for phase one of the HS2 project at an event in Chengdu, China today. A Treasury spokesperson [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Tube travel busier than usual at Bank, Liverpool Street, Stratford and on Central, Jubilee and DLR lines as fans head to Queen Elizabeth stadium for France Romania game September 23, 2015 Commuters heading home this evening may be in for a surprise. Bank, Liverpool Street and Canary Wharf stations, along with the Central, Jubilee, DLR and Overground lines will be busier than usual because of the Rugby World Cup. Transport for London (TfL) is warning passengers to expect more crowded trains and stations as fans head [...]
Why London needs a rebrand for its 21st century life as a megacity September 23, 2015 With London’s population set to top 8.6 million this year, overtaking the previous record set in 1939, there’s been heightened debate on the big challenges for housing, education and transport in the capital. But relatively little discussion has focused on the crucial matter of how we help Londoners to connect with and develop a [...]
RMT union finally reveals Night Tube dispute was down to pay rises, telling TfL “where’s our pay increase?” September 23, 2015 The same union that insisted its Night Tube strikes were over staff's work-life balance is now making veiled threats over the one thing it insisted it was never about: a pay rise. In fact, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) workers' union is calling for staff to receive a “decent offer” for pay even [...]