London facing travel misery as unions hit out over Night Tube service with 24-hour strike June 18, 2015 Londoners face the threat of a summer of travel chaos as unions fight a long list of industrial grievances. London Underground drivers belonging to the Aslef union have voted for a 24-hour strike from 8 July over the introduction of a new Night Tube service at weekends. Around 80 per cent of drivers belong to [...]
London Underground strike date: Tube drivers’ union votes in favour of 24-hour industrial action June 18, 2015 London Underground drivers belonging to the Aslef union have voted for a 24-hour strike over the introduction of a new Night Tube service at weekends. Read more: Driverless cars could make the Night Tube redundant Aslef said 97.6 per cent of members had voted in favour of striking over the introduction of the new 24-hour [...]
24-hour party poopers: Tube drivers threaten to disrupt plans for 24-service over pay hike and four day week March 25, 2015 The long-awaited introduction of the 24-hour Tube has been put in jeopardy after London Underground demanded higher pay and more days off. Aslef, the train driver's union, wants a four-day working week for its members and has already rejected a cash lump sum of £500. Talks are ongoing, but the union hasn't ruled out strike [...]
Nightcrawlers: Transport for London launches Free the Night photography exhibition to celebrate 24-hour Tube services March 12, 2015 Transport for London is almost as excited about the Tube going 24-hours as we are. Ahead of the launch – which is still six months away – TfL has put on a photography exhibition at Westminster station that celebrates London's nightlife. Delivered in partnership with Annin Arts Gallery, the exhibition features 24 large [...]
24 Hour Party People? George Osborne and Boris Johnson confirm plans to turn London into 24-hour city February 20, 2015 London is just months away from taking tentative steps towards becoming a 24-hour capital, and the government is already planning the next phase. Chancellor George Osborne and London mayor Boris Johnson this morning confirmed a wider rollout of the 24 hour service across the Tube and Overground lines from 2017. That will follow [...]
London’s Night Tube could see property prices jump November 21, 2013 Great news if you own London property. Maybe not so great if your rent is already eating up half of your wages. An impact study by GVA found that the Crossrail transport project would increase "residential and commercial value of as much as £5.5bn along the route between 2012 and 2021". The availability of a [...]