Northern Line Tube strike: “90 per cent service is running”, says Transport for London December 1, 2014 The Northern Line is running a good service, with 90 per cent of trains running on time – despite a 24-hour strike by Northern Line drivers, Transport for London (TfL) said today. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are on strike over the sacking of a driver who failed a breath test, but [...]
Bank Station reopened after Jubilee line signal failure causes major overcrowding; as TfL offices evacuated August 25, 2015 Bank is only being used for exit and interchange due to overcrowding after parts of the Jubilee line was out of action for over an hour this morning. The Jubilee line went down at 7:45am because of signal failures in the Stratford area, and only returned at 9am. Initially the line was suspended [...]
Rail strike by First Great Western: Talks continue to avert bank holiday chaos for those travelling to West Country, Wales and the Cotswolds August 18, 2015 It's not just the London Underground which is hitting the buffers due to strike action. First Great Western rail staff are scheduled to hold two strikes – one of them taking place over the bank holiday weekend – causing misery for travellers looking to escape the city for a sunny spot in the West Country, [...]
Uber competition is good for passengers and drivers August 2, 2015 Addison Lee’s Catherine Faiers just can’t stop talking about Uber. Twice in recent weeks, she’s written in these very pages to highlight our popularity. It’s flattering to get confirmation from others that what you do is in such demand, although we try to focus on our own business. We already know the public likes [...]
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 [...]
RMT and TSSA workers vote to strike over Night Tube June 30, 2015 Workers for transport unions RMT and TSSA have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of strike action over the Night Tube. Nearly 92 per cent of members voted in favour of strike action over both London Underground pay and the transition to running the Tube night. Some 96.5 per cent voted for action short of a [...]
TfL names new Tube boss as Australian transport executive Mark Wild April 19, 2016 Transport for London has named an Australian transport executive as the new boss of the Tube. Mark Wild will join TfL in June, taking over from interim managing director Nick Brown. Wild is currently special adviser to the minister and secretary of the state government of Victoria. He was also chief executive of Public Transport Victoria, the [...]
Transport for London pledges free access to Boris bikes on the last weekend of August July 30, 2015 Today marks exactly five years since Boris Bikes launched, and to celebrate, Transport for London (TfL) says it will offer bike enthusiasts free access to the cycle hire scheme – but for one weekend only: 22-23 August. TfL said the weekend will "allow people to try the scheme for the first time", as well as [...]
Night Tube: Mayor of London Boris Johnson confirms service will commence in July March 17, 2016 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the Night Tube service will begin in July. Speaking to the Press Association, Johnson said he had been given the approximate launch date by Transport for London. The service was previously though to be starting in August. Services will run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays [...]
Night Tube: 24-hour weekend service on the Central, Jubilee, Nothern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines could finally get the go-ahead March 6, 2016 Tube train drivers' union Aslef is to vote on a new pay deal tomorrow – and it's going to back the offer. It will be the second union to approve the deal, after RMT announced last week that 84 per cent of its membership had voted in favour of it. A third union, TSSA, has [...]