The 10 Tube stops where house demand is rising most (and least) August 5, 2015 Who doesn’t want to live near a Tube station? Except perhaps, when there’s a strike on, but demand for properties close to the London Underground is up 13 per cent, and it’s in east London where it's rising more than anywhere else across the network. Homes near East Ham, Woodford and Upminster Bridge have experienced [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: Union RMT says another strike is “likely” before Night Tube launches in September August 5, 2015 The threat of further strike action over the Night Tube is “likely” if Transport for London bosses do not significantly improve their pay offer, a union spokesman has said. RMT said it was balloting further members – staff working for for Tube Lines, who maintain the Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee lines – over a [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: This is the latest pay deal for the Night Tube that unions RMT, TSSA, Aslef and Unite rejected August 5, 2015 Transport for London is pulling out all the stops to let frustrated commuters know how hard it tried to avoid today's Tube strike. In case you've been living in a bunker for the past week and don't know, members of the four transport unions will walk out from 6:30pm tonight. There will be no [...]
August 2015 Tfl Tube strike: Travel advice on DLR, trains, buses, which apps to use and which routes to avoid: This is your survival kit August 5, 2015 Bad news for those who work in London: This week's Tube strike is going ahead. Unions yesterday rejected the new pay deal, saying it still didn't go far enough. This morning transport union RMT went even further and said the entire Night Tube “vanity project” should be disbanded. But assuming TfL and Boris [...]
All lines have reopened after trains were suspended from London Bridge Station due to incident in Brockley August 4, 2015 All lines from London Bridge have reopened after trains were suspended due to a person on the track in Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham. Some travel disruption is still expected until around 9pm, Network Rail said. All lines have now reopened – there are residual delays of up to 30 minutes expected until [...]
Tube strike August 2015 TfL: Travel advice for Wednesday and Thursday – no Tube, but DLR, London Overground, trams, rail and 250 extra buses will run August 4, 2015 The Tube strike is on after unions rejected the latest pay offer from TfL, and that means you're likely to run into problems if you're travelling in London on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Here's everything you need to know to prepare and plan for your journey. When? The Tube will stop running from 6.30pm [...]
Piccadilly Tube and Heathrow Express train lines around airport knocked out by power surge August 4, 2015 Update: The chaos caused by this morning's power cut at Heathrow is still creating major headaches for travellers coming in and out of the airport today. As well as causing major disruption to both Tube and train services into Heathrow Airport, passengers flying from Terminal Five have now been told their bags may not [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike travel advice and updates: These are the Twitter accounts with the latest news on buses, DLR, London Overground, Trams and roads in London August 4, 2015 The Tube strike is expected to cause rush hour misery as millions of Londoners attempt to make their way around the city using alternative routes on Wednesday and Thursday, while others are likely planning to avoid the capital altogether. All Tube lines will be suspended, while other public transport and roads will be more congested, and [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike travel advice These are the bus routes and train stations you should avoid because of crowding August 4, 2015 Bad news, Londoners: this week's Tube strike is on after all four unions rejected the latest pay deal from Transport for London. Although it's being called a 24-hour strike it will actually last longer than that. The action will start at 6:30pm on Wednesday 5 August, and run throughout the whole of Thursday. A [...]
TfL Tube strike August 2015 travel advice: Seven apps to help you travel around London on Wednesday and Thursday August 4, 2015 Of course there are many a taxi apps to be used for getting around London during the strike, but here are some apps that will help you travel during the Tube strike that may be a little less busy. Moovit This public transport app gives you access to real-time travel info, based on crowdsourced and [...]