Sajid Javid may be in the dog house with steelworkers, but at least the global travel industry loves him April 1, 2016 Sajid Javid has has had the worst summer holiday ever, but at least the travel industry loves him. As he flew to Australia for a roster of business meetings earlier this week, the secretary for business, innovation and skills was forced to abandon his whirlwind tour of the country and fly back to the UK after [...]
Tube strike 2016: Here’s TfL’s travel advice for when Piccadilly Line is out of service on Wednesday evening and Thursday March 21, 2016 TfL has hit out at Tube driver unions over plans for a strike on the Piccadilly Line later this week. Drivers on the line who are union members are currently planning to strike from 9pm on Wednesday 23 March for 24 hours. Although the strike starts at 9pm, London Underground is aiming to keep services going [...]
From concrete diamonds to timing: Here are seven things you can expect from Crossrail construction in the year ahead? January 29, 2016 Crossrail has been little more than an annoyance for passengers over the past few years, but as the 2018 deadline draws closer it’s all starting to feel a bit real. So what can you expect from Crossrail in the year ahead? 1. It’s being delivered on schedule No, really. As of now, the project is [...]
Charing Cross is the London train station with best mobile internet performance: Victoria biggest loser in ranking of reliability and speed December 22, 2015 Does your phone lose internet connection at train stations? If you usually travel from Charing Cross, probably not – but the struggle is real for travellers who often have to make their way across Victoria station, after a new study revealed it's the London train station with the worst mobile internet performance. Charing Cross beat the competition both in [...]
British Land issues £350m convertible bond to fund One Sheldon Square Paddington and Surrey Quays acquisitions June 2, 2015 British Land, one of the UK's biggest developers, has launched a £350m convertible bond. The senior, unsecured convertible bonds, due in 2020, will be used to fund its acquisition of two central London properties and future spending. The developer splashed £210m on increasing its ownership of One Sheldon Square in Paddington in April, and bought [...]
TfL’s travel advice for Piccadilly Line strike from Wednesday evening and all day Thursday, including buses, cycling, walking and driving March 23, 2016 The Night Tube might be resolved (sort of) but that doesn't mean Londoners get away scot-free. Unions are planning a strike that will take out the entire Piccadilly Line from 9pm tonight and all day tomorrow (23-24 March) – and Transport for London has just issued its latest travel advice for those affected. Helpfully, the [...]
Easter travel is going to be a headache, thanks to engineering works on the Tube and National Rail affecting Gatwick Express, London Midland, Southern, Southeastern and Virgin Trains March 21, 2016 Thinking of travelling by Tube or train over the Easter break? You might have to think again. There is going to be plenty of engineering works disrupting swathes of the networks this weekend starting from Good Friday on 25th March to Easter Monday on the 28th March. National Rail is planning "one of the biggest Easter investment programmes to [...]
Highbury and Islington station reopened after fire alert prompted evacuation December 15, 2015 Highbury & Islington station has been reopened after commuters were evacuated in response to a fire alert. The station was temporarily closed to the Victoria Line and London Overground due to the fire signal, but has now been reopened after the London Fire Brigade attended the scene. Travellers at the station were evacuated at around [...]
British Land splashes £210m on Paddington Central site ahead of Crossrail arrival April 14, 2015 British Land has snapped up a site in Paddington where Crossrail is set to push up property and rental prices in a £210m deal. The property giant, which already owns part of the massive Paddington Central scheme, has bought One Sheldon Square, a 200,000 sq ft, nine-storey office building, currently home to Visa Europe, from a [...]
Why TfL running London trains is actually a terrible idea for the capital January 21, 2016 Whenever something does not work properly, we demand a “fat controller” to sort it out – especially when it comes to trains. Sure, there are many aspects of our transport system that are grossly unsatisfactory, but, certain facts do stand out and they do not point in the direction of more state control of the [...]