Almost 100,000 Londoners carry TfL’s disability badge as Priority Seating Week ends tomorrow April 28, 2022 Almost 100,000 Londoners received a disability badge from Transport for London (TfL) over the last five years. The data was revealed by the body during this week’s Priority Seating Week to encourage Londoners to be more mindful of other people and give their seat up if they see someone who needs it more. “It is [...]
Crossrail to open by June 2022, says TfL boss November 16, 2021 Transport for London’s commissioner Andy Byford has announced the Crossrail will be open to the public by June 2022. Speaking at a Greater London Authority’s (GLA) transport committee meeting, Byford said: “I think we’re in a really good place to get this railway open. “We still maintain that opening window between February and June. It [...]
RMT deals TfL umpteenth blow announcing two-day strike in March February 4, 2022 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has dealt Transport for London (TfL) the umpteenth blow as it announced this morning a two-day strike. The day-long industrial actions will take place on 1 and 3 March and risk causing the closure of the entire London Underground network. The move was voted by [...]
TfL: Northern Line’s Bank branch should be up and running ahead of May reopening of station March 24, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) announced today that works on the Northern line’s Bank branch were on time for the line’s reopening in mid-May. Part of the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project, the works aim to increase capacity at Bank and Monument stations by 40 per cent. “We are on track, we had few good progress [...]
Future TfL and tube contracts for factory jobs are ‘at risk’, London Mayor Sadiq Khan warns March 21, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned this morning that future contracts for London transport schemes which support jobs across the country are at risk without long-term funding from the Government. Khan is visiting the Siemens Mobility facility, where half the 94 new Piccadilly line Tube trains are due to be built, in Goole in East Yorkshire [...]
Sadiq Khan says masks on TfL network no longer compulsory following scrapping of restrictions February 21, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has said masks will no longer be compulsory to wear across the whole Transport for London (TfL) network following today’s announcement that all Covid restrictions will be scrapped. “Following the government dropping all legal Covid restrictions, and in light of falling infection levels in London, it is expected that wearing a [...]
TfL sanctions for bare-faced commuters slump September 23, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) slapped six non-mask wearing commuters per day with fines in July in the run-up to “Freedom Day” as policing of Covid-19 prevention measures on the capital’s transport network waned. TfL imposed 123 fines on commuters for not wearing a mask in July, a 79 per cent drop from June’s 590 fines. [...]
TfL targets one million fines a year, top Met officer says January 12, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is set to target one million speeding fines a year, as more than 623,000 prosecutions have taken place between 2020 and 2021. According to Simon Ovens, chief superintendent at the Met’s roads and transport policing command, TfL has “a clear position to get to a target of one million prosecutions a [...]
Elizabeth Line to see new trains as passenger demand continues June 16, 2024 Funding has been confirmed to create 10 new nine-car trains for the Elizabeth Line as Transport for London (TfL) continues to see high passenger demand.
Transport for London gets Moody’s upgrade despite funding concerns November 16, 2023 Credit ratings agency Moody's has given TfL's finances a vote of confidence, amid city calls for more funding ahead of the Autumn statement.