Transport secretary Chris Grayling tells train firms to improve communication after last week’s Beast from the East travel chaos March 6, 2018 The transport secretary has written to Britain’s train companies telling them the industry needs to improve customer communications after last week’s weather troubles. There was heavy disruption after the Beast from the East brought snow chaos and weather warnings for UK travel last week, with tales of passengers letting themselves off trains and others being [...]
Focus On Victoria: A £4bn investment has completely changed the area from dowdy offices to shiny penthouses and hip restaurants March 5, 2018 If the Queen’s getting a £369m refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, it seems only fair that the neighbourhood surrounding it should get a polish, too. £4bn should just about cover it, and that’s how much has been invested in the area by developer Land Securities over the last five years. Around £700m of that has gone [...]
London weather: Tube lines, London Overground and TfL Rail facing disruption as snow arrives in the capital February 28, 2018 The beast from the east has reached the UK and with snow settling in the capital, there has also been a batch of travel disruption today. Transport for London reported severe delays across several Tube lines, while TfL Rail and London Overground also had delays. By lunchtime, this had improved in some places, though the [...]
London weather: Transport for London (TfL) pledges to keep the capital moving as snow threatens travel disruption February 26, 2018 As snow starts falling in the capital today, and warnings sounded for travel disruption, Transport for London (TfL) has pledged to keep the capital moving. It said that in the case of any severe winter weather, TfL will keep “the rail and strategic road networks open and running”. This will include key arterial roads, cycle [...]
Snow in London: Government issues health warning as temperatures plummet February 26, 2018 The government has repeated health warnings after the Met Office issued yellow and amber alerts for snow and said parts of the UK, including London and the south east, would experiencing “exceptional” wintry weather this week. Frank Saunders, the Met Office’s chief operational meteorologist, said: “An exceptionally cold spell of weather is expected this coming [...]
Rail companies warn of delays and cancellations as snow falls on London February 26, 2018 Snowy weather will likely lead to train delays this week, National Rail has warned. The rail operator said c2c, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway, Southern, Stansted Express, TfL Rail and Thameslink services will all be affected by the wintry weather conditions forecast for this week. Rail operators have issued travel advice [...]
Transport for London wants access to Uber’s greatest competitive asset – the swathes of data that underpins its success February 22, 2018 Efficiently matching supply with demand is the bread and butter of tech platforms operating in the gig economy. AirBnb matches spare rooms with short-term renters. Deliveroo matches restaurants with hungry consumers, via a network of riders. Uber matches car owners with people who need lifts. Each transaction creates rich data. When processed, that data becomes [...]
Deputy mayor for transport slams government for abandoning London’s transport network as TfL faces near £1bn deficit February 21, 2018 London’s deputy mayor for transport will issue a rebuke of government today for abandoning the capital’s transport network as Transport for London (TfL) faces a near £1bn operational deficit next year. The organisation is dealing with the loss of government funding, as well as a surprise fall in passenger numbers, and tonight, Val Shawcross will [...]
One of the oldest parts of the Tube network is about to become “one of the most modern” as TfL wraps up signalling testing February 19, 2018 Work to improve a batch of Tube lines has moved up a gear after the completion of a major test of the new signalling system which will allow trains to run closer together and up the frequency of services. Transport for London (TfL) said one of the oldest parts of the Tube network will become [...]
Uber drops legal appeal against Transport for London’s English language driver tests after changes to exam February 19, 2018 Uber has dropped its opposition to Transport for London’s (TfL) plans to introduce English language tests for drivers after the regulator quietly announced it intends to make changes to the proposed exam. The ride-hailing startup has dropped an appeal in the long-running case in which the High Court last year ruled drivers would have to [...]