TfL Tube strike August 2015: RMT confirms two new 24 hour strike dates August 12, 2015 RMT has confirmed a further two 24-hour strikes over the Night Tube to take place in August. Train operators and instructor operators will walk out from 9pm on Tuesday 25 August until the same time 26 August. It will be repeated again from 9pm on 27 August until 28 August. All other staff will [...]
Network Rail fined £2m for London Bridge overcrowding chaos and other delays August 10, 2015 Network Rail has been fined £2m by the rail watchdog over chaos at London Bridge station which caused misery for thousands of commuters earlier this year. An investigation into Network Rail's performance by the Office of Rail and Road found that while there was no systematic weakness at the firm causing the failings, it did [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: Bus, Boris bike, Overground, roads and London travel without the Underground in astonishing numbers August 6, 2015 Millions of commuters have struggled to make their way around the capital during today's strike, which has forced many passengers to discover various other forms of transport other than the Tube. Now attempting to make their journeys home by bus, bike, rail, road, Overground and on foot, here's how the transport network has fared today. [...]
Tube strike August 2015: London needs to call in retired drivers as a contingency plan to keep the capital running August 5, 2015 When the RMT leadership branded the mayor’s Night Tube plan as a “vanity project” that should be shelved, we reached a crunch point. The militant rail unions have inflicted misery on London commuters and have caused untold damage to the capital’s economy through disruptive strikes in recent years, the latest due this evening over the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tube strike August 2015: Free chocolate on-demand from Gett will sweeten Londoners’ commutes during Thursday’s travel hell August 4, 2015 London commuters can clock up at least one potential win, as the hell that is a Tube strike approaches. The taxi cab service Gett, which just last week launched a champagne on demand service, will now deliver chocolate to weary and frustrated commuters struggling to get around the city – and they're going to do [...]
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 [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike is going ahead: RMT, TSSA Unite and Aslef unions rejects latest pay offer August 3, 2015 Update: All four unions have now confirmed the 24-hour Tube strike, over a dispute regarding the Night Tube, will go ahead this week. The strike will take place from 6:30pm on Wednesday 5 August. There will be no Tube at all on Thursday. A normal service is expected to return on Friday. This is on top [...]
It’s not just the TfL Tube strike: First Great Western rail workers to strike over August bank holiday August 3, 2015 Rail workers for First Great Western will hold two strikes over the August bank holiday weekend, as part of a growing row over new trains. All RMT members except fleet maintenance grades have been told not to work for 24 hours from one minute past midnight on Sunday 23rd August and again on from [...]