TfL updates Tube map to include Crossrail stations for the first time December 5, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has released a new Tube map for December that features several new Crossrail stations all the way out to Reading. The new map is the first to feature a section of the Elizabeth Line, which goes to Reading through Maidenhead, Slough, Langley, Burnham and Twyford. Crossrail – called TfL Rail on [...]
TfL adds extra peak time services to London Overground December 4, 2019 The London Overground will add early morning capacity on services from Gospel Oak to Barking from next month. The line will benefit from two extra services before 6am to meet “growing customer numbers”. Read more: Crossrail delay until 2021 may cost London £2bn Rory O’Neill, TfL’s general manager for London Overground, said: “These additional early morning [...]
From Punk Rock to the Genesis Block June 16, 2020 Some of my earliest memories are of the social unrest of the 1970’s. Richard Nixon had cut the dollar’s final ties to gold a few months after I was born in 1971 and by the time I was toddling around in front of the TV screen, it was filled with pictures of angry young men [...]
Rail passengers urged to check train times as new timetable comes into effect December 14, 2019 Rail passengers have been warned to check new train timetables before travelling with a winter version set to come into effect from tomorrow. The new timetable is aimed at trying to cut journey times and increase the number of services. It will see an additional 1,000 extra weekly services on top of 4,000 that have [...]
Commuter chaos as Circle and District lines are part-suspended June 5, 2019 The Circle and District lines have been part suspended due to an obstruction on the track at Paddington, causing morning disruption for commuters. There are also minor delays on the Circle line. No service is running High Street Kensington and Edgware Road while Transport for London (TfL) solves the problem.
New builds: homes on the market in London this weekend, including a former BHS in Ealing and shared ownership in the Docklands November 29, 2019 So Resi, Ealing From £106,000 for a 25 per cent share of a one-bed The former BHS store on Ealing Broadway has been transformed into a collection of one, two and three-bed apartments by Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. The building contains plenty of outdoor space, with a communal podium garden on the first floor and [...]
Tube delays: Commuters face rush hour chaos on four lines after Baker Street signal failure September 18, 2019 Severe delays hit commuters in rush hour today as a signal failure at Baker Street caused disruption across several lines in a tough morning for Londoners. The fault led to severe delays on the Circle Line while the Hammersmith & City Line also suffered severe delays. Transport for London (TfL) urged commuters to use local [...]
Derwent London sells Clerkenwell office block for £103m August 8, 2019 Property developer Derwent London has exchanged contracts to sell The Buckley Building in Clerkenwell for £103m, the company announced as it reported boosted rental income for the first half of the year. New lettings in the first half totalled £18.1m, 7.5 per cent above December 2018 estimated rental value. Net rental income was up 7.1 [...]
Community Fibre bags £50m funding boost for London broadband rollout July 16, 2019 London-focused full-fibre broadband company Community Fibre has secured an additional £50m of funding to support its rollout in the capital. Read more: BT may cut dividend to fund full-fibre rollout Community Fibre said the backing, which comes from its two institutional investors, RPMI and Amber Infrastructure, will accelerate its ambition of reaching 500,000 homes. The [...]
The election could redraw the country and reshape the Tories November 29, 2019 Opinion polls don’t just report the state of play, they can help fashion what comes next. The huge YouGov survey of 100,000 voters that translated into a Tory majority of 68 was unusual not just because of its scale but because it analysed every constituency. Most polls take a small national sample and use that [...]