Re-elected Khan already caught in the middle as RMT union threatens tube strike over Night Tube jobs May 10, 2021 The RMT union is raining on Sadiq Khan’s re-election celebrations with threats of industrial action if Transport for London doesn’t back down over scrapping Night Tube jobs and merging roles with regular Tube drivers. Transport for London, which is in a dire financial state after more than a year of Covid-19 lockdowns and remote working [...]
TfL to start ferry service at Hammersmith Bridge November 5, 2020 The Department for Transport has announced a ferry service will begin at Hammersmith Bridge just days after it hammered out a new bailout with TfL. In a statement this evening the transport department said that, as part of the London bailout, TfL has been “required to procure a ferry service for passengers across the Thames [...]
Controversial Silvertown Tunnel project gets the go-ahead from TfL November 25, 2019 The controversial Silvertown Tunnel is set to finally go ahead, after Transport for London (TfL) announced this morning it had finalised the project’s contract. TfL has officially awarded the contract to Riverlinx Consortium to design, build, finance and maintain the £1bn tunnel connecting Royal Docks and Greenwich. Read more: Silvertown Tunnel: Bringing London together or [...]
Rail groups slam TfL admission that Crossrail won’t open until late 2021 January 6, 2020 Rail advocacy groups have slammed Transport for London’s (TfL) confirmation that they do not expect the main section of Crossrail to be open before the end of 2021. Speaking to the London Assembly’s budget and performance committee today, TfL commissioner Mike Brown said he was working to a timetable of between September and December to [...]
Uber ban: London business groups mourn ‘dark day’ November 25, 2019 Business groups have slammed the decision to not grant Uber a new operating licence in London, with one think tank calling it a “total disgrace”. Transport for London (TfL) announced this morning it had not renewed Uber’s licence, after a long-running battle over the company’s safety record. Read more: TfL bans Uber from London after [...]
Rory Stewart signals potential fare rise as he slams TfL losses under Sadiq Khan November 5, 2019 Rory Stewart has hinted he would likely increase public transport fares if elected mayor and has claimed London is “stuck in 2008”. The independent mayoral candidate, and former Conservative cabinet minister, told City A.M. it “cannot make sense to be running a system that’s losing this much money every year”. Read more: Rory Stewart: The [...]
Crossrail delay until 2021 may cost London £2bn November 21, 2019 The cost of delaying Crossrail until 2021 may rise to £2bn, according to Transport for London (TFL) bosses. TfL says the latest delay, which means the central part of the line won’t open until 2021, will cost £500m to £750m in lost fares. Read more: Crossrail will not run until 2021 and could cost an [...]
Masks, mass events and more in the office: What Freedom Day means for you July 12, 2021 Millions of Londoners will enjoy a range of new liberties from 19 July, after Boris Johnson this evening announced the coronavirus restrictions that will be lifted as planned. Back in February when the PM outlined the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, he told MPs that step four would entail “all legal limits on social contact” [...]
Uber rival Ola announces London launch November 26, 2019 Ride-hailing app Ola has fired the starting gun in the race to recruit Uber drivers and customers, announcing it will soon launch in London. The Indian ride-hailing app today announced it had begun on-boarding drivers in London and would launch in the coming weeks. Read more: TfL bans Uber from London after a ‘pattern of [...]
Uber keeps giving its critics what they want November 26, 2019 The relationship between Uber and regulator Transport for London (TfL) has always appeared to be one of mutual distrust. From its earliest incarnation the ride-hailing app left plenty of feathers ruffled after breezing into London and disrupting a market that had been the preserve of black cabs and minicabs. Read more: Why did Uber lose [...]