The UK’s best and worst train companies ranked by passengers January 16, 2018 Southern rail has been given the lowest customer score among train passengers, followed by Southeastern and Thameslink and Great Northern, according to a Which? report out today. The majority of 2,865 respondents said they hadn't seen any improvement in train services over a year, with 67 per cent saying they felt their service had stayed [...]
TfL doesn’t “fully understand” why passenger numbers are falling, says London Assembly Budget Committee January 16, 2018 London Assembly members are not convinced that Transport for London(TfL) "fully understands" why its passenger numbers are falling, according to a report out today. The London Assembly's Budget and Performance Committee has published a response to the mayor's draft budget, saying it was seeing more indications that TfL was experiencing "financial difficulties", which will impact [...]
TfL extends Addison Lee’s London licence by another five years as Uber’s licence battle continues January 12, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has extended Addison Lee’s licence to operate in the capital for another five years, as Uber’s battle to regain its licence continues. Minicab firm Addison Lee said today that its licence “has been routinely renewed by Transport for London”. A spokesperson for the firm said: “Addison Lee looks forward to continuing [...]
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan sets sights on Elizabeth Line extension east of Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet | City A.M. January 12, 2018 The £14.8bn Elizabeth Line is currently on track to be fully open by the end of next year, and the mayor is now eyeing a previously mooted extension to the railway. Sadiq Khan has outlined in his draft London plan, setting out how he thinks the capital should look like over the coming years, that [...]
Focus On Hammersmith: W6 has benefitted from the regeneration of Shepherd’s Bush and the sky high prices in Chelsea January 12, 2018 For many years, Kensington and Chelsea was thought to be the last word in west London property for well-heeled individuals. But if the increasing migration over the border to Hammersmith is anything to go by, its time may be over. Increasingly, upsizers and families are fleeing the Royal Borough for W6 to find similar properties [...]
Ranked: London’s worst Tube lines for delays January 12, 2018 Londoners have already declared their favourite Tube line, but this ranking of which Tube lines face the most delays may give passengers more food for thought. Over a year from 1 September 2016 to 1 September 2017, the District Line faced the highest number of days with delays to service (which could include anything and [...]
Uber rival Taxify launches in Lisbon as London licence wait continues | City A.M. January 11, 2018 A European startup hoping to take on Uber and which last year found its launch in London stalled by regulators, has pulled up in a new European city. Taxify has launched in Lisbon, Portugal, where it claims to have signed up more than 600 drivers and several thousand users. Read more: It’s official: Uber is [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan says it is vital government devolves more commuter routes to TfL after GTR franchise slammed as worst on rail network January 10, 2018 Sadiq Khan today said it was “vital” the government devolves more commuter routes to Transport for London (TfL) to tackle the “terrible services inflicted on London rail passengers”. His comments were in response to a new National Audit Office report, which found passengers on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise suffered the worst [...]
Southern rail franchise faces spending watchdog criticism for giving passengers “worst service” on Britain’s rail network January 10, 2018 The huge Southern rail franchise has been criticised by parliament’s spending watchdog as failing to deliver value for money, with passengers experiencing the worst service performance on the national rail network. Major disruption to the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise has resulted in the assessment given in a National Audit Office report out [...]
Focus On Angel: House prices have almost doubled in this central part of Islington in the last ten years January 4, 2018 Though the name has pious connotations, the Angel is actually named after a pub. Well, the 17th century Angel Inn was a hotel, too, then a restaurant, but is now a Co-Op Bank. Although there is a JD Wetherspoons pub called The Angel next door. As an incredibly central part of the London borough of [...]