“Let all the the children boogie”: Waterloo celebrates 50th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust appearance with silent disco February 8, 2022 Rail passengers at Waterloo will be able to (silently) dance to their favourite David Bowie’s tunes on Thursday, as the station will host a silent disco for the 50th anniversary of Bowie’s alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Non-profit organisation the Community Brain has set up the event alongside Community Rail and South Western Rail which for [...]
Waterloo station disruption: Commuters warned travel chaos will hit Friday rush hour March 22, 2019 Travel chaos at Waterloo this morning is set to drag on into this evening’s rush hour, causing more misery for commuters, National Rail has now warned. Tens of thousands of London workers were hit by travel disruption coming into Waterloo train station this morning after overrunning engineering works forced rail operators to halt all lines. [...]
SWR latest operator to adjust timetable because of Omicron January 12, 2022 South Western Railway (SWR) has followed in the footsteps of operators such as Greater Anglia and ScotRail and introduced a temporary timetable as a result of the spread of Omicron. From 17 January, journey planners will be adjusted on a weekly basis, with updates being communicated toward the end of each week. Remaining under review [...]
Tube line closed until end of the year amid Covid related staff shortages December 23, 2021 London's transport chiefs have been forced to close a tube line until the end of the year amid Covid-19 related driver shortages.
Rail strikes this weekend: All you need to know – how will London be affected? May 12, 2023 Train services are being hit by more strike action this weekend, with London set to be hit by industrial action on routes to major airports and transport hubs. Members of Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at train operators will walk out in long-running disputes on Friday and Saturday respectively. Further strikes [...]
London Tories call for Waterloo and City Tube line to reopen September 3, 2020 A group of Conservative London MPs and London Assembly members have called for the Waterloo and City Tube line to reopen in a bid to boost the number of people returning to central London. The line – which travels directly between Bank and Waterloo stations – was closed when the country was put into the [...]
Southern rail services return to Victoria, while The Drain makes a comeback January 10, 2022 Southern rail services have returned to London Victoria today, after the latest wave of the pandemic led to a staffing crisis across the public sector. Victoria station commuters will see eight Southern services each hour to a string of London suburbs including East Croydon, Balham and Sutton. After effectively halting all services out of [...]
Weekend tube numbers continue to grow, reaching 85 per cent of pre-pandemic levels March 16, 2022 Weekend tube ridership continues to grow, reaching more than 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, figures from Transport for London (TfL) showed today. According to the data, numbers on 12 March were at 85 per cent of 2019 levels, with more touristic stations such as Tower Hill, Westminster and Waterloo seeing similar levels of demand [...]
Counter terror police investigating explosive devices at Waterloo Station, Heathrow Airport and City Airport March 5, 2019 Counter terrorism police are investigating after explosive devices were found at Waterloo Station, Heathrow Airport and City Airport today. The Met Police counter terrorism command said it was treating the incidents as linked. Packages containing what police said were “small improvised explosive devices” arrived at the three locations this morning. The packages were A4-sized white [...]
Monday remains quietest Tube weekday as Londoners continue work from home February 16, 2022 Despite the end of the ‘work from home order’, Londoners continue to avoid going to the office on Mondays, according to Department for Transport (DfT) figures. Tube passenger numbers have registered a significant difference between Monday and the rest of the working week. On Monday 7, ridership was at 55 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, [...]