Jubilee and Central Line services disrupted after man hit by train at Bond Street November 14, 2016 Jubilee Line and Central Line services are disrupted this morning due to a customer incident. Trains are not stopping at Bond Street after a person was hit by a train. There is no Jubilee Line service between Finchley Road and Waterloo and severe delays on the rest of the line. British Transport Police officers are [...]
Network Rail scraps loo charge at London Victoria after flushing out £1.4m for the year in toilet takings December 9, 2016 It's victory for those frustrated by having to spend a penny at rail stations – particularly suffering Southern commuters waiting around for delayed trains. For Network Rail has now ditched its toilet charge at London Victoria and Charing Cross stations. Read more: Taking the piss: How Network Rail is cashing in on the Southern strikes Earlier this [...]
Focus On Twickenham: Families flock to TW1 for period houses, riverside walks, and a 25min commute March 17, 2017 As the Six Nations tournament comes to a close this Saturday, all eyes are on Twickenham. This leafy south west London suburb may buzz with life around match days – with the thoroughfare between Twickenham station and the stadium getting particularly boisterous – but the rest of the time, it’s the picture of modern, aspirational [...]
We’re going to build Crossrail 2 and the private sector is going to pay for it April 3, 2017 Passengers crammed on to the Central, District, Circle and Piccadilly Lines are gasping for the opening of the Elizabeth Line, running from west to east, from Heathrow to Canary Wharf and beyond, late next year. But what about Londoners packed on to the north-south Northern, Victoria, Bakerloo and Jubilee Lines who suffer from similar over-crowding [...]
The UK’s busiest stations: Waterloo welcomes largest number of passengers while Stratford rockets and London Bridge declines December 16, 2015 If you feel like Waterloo station is a little busy these days, you'd be right. Once again, it has been crowned the country's busiest station, with an astonishing 99m passengers passing though its doors over the past year, new figures reveal. Stations across the countries are becoming busier than ever, and overall passenger numbers grew by 4.5 per [...]
Network Rail considering selling 18 major stations including London Waterloo, Paddington and Birmingham New Street March 11, 2016 The chief executive of Network Rail, Mark Carne, has revealed he is considering selling off 18 major stations including London Waterloo, Birmingham New Street and Paddington in order to cut debt and break up what he described in the interview as a "Kremlin-type model". Carne said there would potentially be a £1.8bn sale of 7,500 other properties, including [...]
South West Trains takes after Boaty McBoatface and renames one of its carriages “Trainy McTrainface” March 22, 2016 A British railway worker is showing solidarity in the quest to rename a £200m research vessel Boaty McBoatface, as South West Trains names one of its carriages "Trainy McTrainface". London's amused commuters spotted the name flashing over the carriages at Waterloo station on Tuesday morning. https://twitter.com/funfield5/status/712195930041282560 I've just seen a train named 'Trainy McTrainface' 😂 — Harriet [...]
TfL staff are collecting coats for the homeless this winter November 4, 2016 With temperatures falling and darkness descending earlier in the day, it’s a difficult time of year for people sleeping rough on the streets of London. But there's a way you can help out while on your morning commute. Transport for London is teaming up with the homelessness charity Wrap up London to organise the collection of [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Zac Goldsmith says Tube passengers face conditions worse than farmyard animals as Sadiq Khan says the Tories’ “Donald Trump approach” won’t work April 25, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has warned commuters that they will face conditions on the Tube that would be illegal for farmyard animals unless there is further investment in the transport network. Speaking with less than two weeks until London goes to the polls to vote on Boris Johnson's successor, Goldsmith said that the situation passengers [...]
New homes: Spanking new property going on sale this weekend in Greenwich, Blackwall, Southfields, Hendon and Old Isleworth February 17, 2017 Kidbrooke Village, Greenwich From £850,000 Buy a home that you can grow into over time by snapping up an adaptable Urban House. Berkeley Homes has designed these three to four bedroom houses on its development in Greenwich so you can upgrade them over time, depending on your living situation. The ground floor, for instance, can [...]