TfL to lose out on £10m in advertising from Elizabeth Line delay in further blow to finances September 23, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is to lose a further £10m in advertising from the delay to the opening of Crossrail, Morning Wire can reveal. The £15.4bn Elizabeth Line was due to open this December but has been delayed until next autumn because of safety concerns and delays to signalling testing. TfL was relying on the line – [...]
TfL urges Londoners to rethink travel plans ahead of planned Piccadilly Line strike next week September 21, 2018 Londoners have been urged to rethink their travel plans ahead of scheduled three-day strike on the Piccadilly Line by the rail union RMT. The strike will force the entire line out of action from Wednesday 26 September until the Saturday. If the strike goes ahead there will also be no Night Tube on the [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for rail re-nationalisation in wake of timetable chaos September 20, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined calls for the railways to be re-nationalised following a damning review into industry's timetable chaos in May. Today the rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), published the review that transport secretary Chris Grayling ordered in the summer when the full scale of the damage caused by the timetable overhaul became [...]
Sadiq Khan launches extension to CS6 cycle route between Farringdon and King’s Cross September 20, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has opened a major new extension to cycle superhighway 6 (CS6) this morning that connects cyclists from Elephant and Castle to north London through the heart of the city. Transport for London (TfL) and Islington and Camden councils have extended the CS6 between Farringdon and King’s Cross, passing through Blackfriars station. [...]
Boris Johnson’s flagship cycle superhighway costs £62,000 for every extra cyclist September 18, 2018 Boris Johnson’s controversial cycle superhighway, heralded as London’s “Crossrail of cycling”, is costing taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds for every new cyclist it attracts, according to new figures. Today’s new information from Transport for London (TfL) is likely to provide fresh ammunition to critics of the £47m project, which has come under fire from [...]
Fifty London streets to go car-free this week for World Car Free day September 18, 2018 London motorists have been told to ditch their cars this Saturday as parts of London take part in World Car Free day. Around 50 streets will be off limits to cars, including Greenwich Town Centre and Bermondsey Street, to allow communities to enjoy the traffic-free day. Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) will be supporting London [...]
DLR delays: Line suspended following signal failure September 18, 2018 The DLR has been suspended following a signalling failure this morning. The line was running with severe delays this morning following the failure, with no service from Tower Gateway to Shadwell, and between Westferry/ Poplar and Canary Wharf. However, the entire line has since been suspended. Transport for London (TfL) said engineers were on site to fix the [...]
Severe delays hit Northern Line commuters as Kennington works finally come to a close September 17, 2018 Severe delays are running on the Northern Line this morning between Kennington and High Barnet via the Charing Cross branch because of a faulty train. Passengers have been advised to use alternative routes to avoid the delays. Transport for London (TfL) said tickets would be accepted on buses. https://twitter.com/northernline/status/1041586086210928640 https://twitter.com/katbrownblonde/status/1041591617378045952 This morning's delays come as TfL announced that [...]
London housing market showing signs of recovery September 17, 2018 The London housing market is showing some signs of recovery with transaction numbers at the upper end of the market up six per cent year-on-year. The number of agreed sales for houses above £750,000, representing a fifth of all transactions in London, increased six per cent in September on the same month a year ago, [...]
Sadiq Khan and TfL award London businesses £230,000 to reduce congestion in the capital September 14, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has awarded six businesses more than £230,000 in funding to help them to reduce congestion in the capital by making freight and deliveries more efficient. The businesses, varying from waste collectors to cycle freight, will each receive a slice of the funding, which is a significant increase on the £60,000 that businesses [...]