Crossrail ditches the purple for these yellow Elizabeth Line trains June 29, 2018 You may have seen the rather striking new addition to the Tube map as previewed by Transport for London (TfL) in December to show the addition of the purple Elizabeth Line ahead of its December launch. And that royal purple colour has already been featured across the brand new Elizabeth Line trains revealed back in [...]
Waterloo to reach ‘choke point’ says Transport for London boss June 29, 2018 Waterloo’s £800m capacity-boosting programme will only keep the station on the tracks until the mid-2020s before reaching a “choke point”, a Transport for London director has admitted. David McNeill, director of public affairs and external relations, told City A.M. the terminus would reach the point of no return within less than 10 years and warned [...]
Why did TfL strip Uber of its licence and what did it do to get it back? June 26, 2018 After months of deliberation, Uber was today granted a 15-month licence after persuading Westminster Magistrates' Court that it had changed its ways and was now a "fit and proper" operator in the capital. City A.M. looks back at why TfL took the dramatic decision last year and what Uber did to try and win it [...]
Tube strike on the Piccadilly Line announced for July coinciding with Trump’s London visit June 26, 2018 A London Underground strike on the Piccadilly Line has been announced for Wednesday 11 July to Saturday 14 July due to a row over working conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said the dispute was over a failure by the Underground to employ enough drivers and ongoing problems with the ageing Piccadilly Line [...]
Bumper Bank station upgrade is running over budget with final costs rising to £655m June 26, 2018 Costs are rising on the bumper Bank station upgrade to boost capacity at the busy City hub, according to new Transport for London (TfL) papers. In its latest investment programme report, the capital's transport body said the final cost of the Bank station capacity and systems integration upgrade was now expected to come in over [...]
Take a look at the new London Overground trains with Wi-Fi and USB charging points finally being introduced from November June 25, 2018 The new London Overground walk-through trains have been unveiled by Transport for London (TfL) and feature Wi-Fi and USB charging points, as well as air conditioning. They will finally be rolled out this year – after setbacks on the electrification work across the Gospel Oak to Barking route they will be introduced on. The first of [...]
Uber admits TfL was ‘perfectly correct’ to revoke its London licence as company kicks off appeal to win it back June 25, 2018 Uber’s UK general manager Tom Elvidge has said he “absolutely accepts” TfL’s decision to revoke its licence on the grounds it was not a “fit and proper” private licence holder. Giving evidence at a three-day hearing in which the operator is seeking to persuade TfL it has changed and deserves a renewed licence, Elvidge said [...]
Fire at block of flats in Battersea under control and no injuries reported after 10 fire engines attend the scene June 23, 2018 A fire that broke out a block of flats in Battersea today is now under control, the London Fire Brigade has said. Ten fire engines were called to the blaze at Queenstown Road with 72 firefighters at the scene, and the cause of the fire has not yet been identified. A balcony on the sixth [...]
Focus On Tufnell Park: This often overlooked north London spot is attracting more professional and upsizers from Hampstead June 22, 2018 Tufnell Park is a small, quiet, in-between sort of place. Sandwiched in between the leafy village life of Hampstead, with its heath and its cafe culture, and the edgier, up-and-coming Holloway, Tufnell Park is the place for keen observers – close enough to all the action without the need to get involved. “The area was [...]
Sadiq Khan vows to join local authority legal action against Heathrow third runway June 21, 2018 Sadiq Khan has thrown his weight behind legal action lodged by local council against Heathrow’s third runway if it is approved by parliament in a crunch vote next week. The mayor of London, who has long been a Heathrow sceptic, said he was opposing the government’s plans because they failed to allay his concerns over [...]