TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: Tube strikes cost London nearly £60m in lost man hours August 24, 2015 Talks are going to the wire, but unless something miraculous happens, London is staring down the barrel of a double-whammy of strike action this week. As it stands Tube staff members of RMT, TSSA and Unite are planning to walk out from 6:30pm on Tuesday and for the whole of the following day (25 [...]
Transport for London offers £10,000 grant for cycling safety programmes August 24, 2015 Cycling enthusiasts can apply for up to £10,000 in funding from Transport for London (TfL), under a new scheme announced today. TfL said it will give community groups and not-for-profit organisations money for cycle safety training, bike maintenance and guided rides throughout the capital. Applications for grants will close on 21 September. Ben Plowden, TfL’s director [...]
Worst traffic jams in Europe: London beats Brussels and Cologne to top of table for most congested city August 23, 2015 London is the most-congested city in Europe, while the UK is Europe’s fifth most congested country, according to a survey commissioned by traffic data company Inrix. Drivers in the capital spent an average of 96 hours stuck in their cars in 2014 – the equivalent of four days a year – up 14 hours [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: Driverless trains would break the militant unions forever August 23, 2015 This week, fed-up Londoners will be forced to endure two more Tube strikes. And this despite Transport for London having already offered the unions: a two per cent salary increase this year, inflation-protected rises in 2016 and 2017, a £500 bonus for all staff on Night Tube lines, £200 extra per Night Tube shift for [...]
It’s not just the TfL Tube strike: First Great Western 24 hour rail strike begins August 23, 2015 It's not just the London Underground that has endured stoppages due to strike action. Train services across Britain face disruption today, after workers from First Great Western walked out for 24 hours from midnight. First Great Western runs services between London Paddington, south Wales, the Cotswolds, the Thames Valley region and the West of England. [...]
From TfL Tube strike and Greek debt crisis to awful colleagues and FTSE woes: Here’s what got us talking this week August 21, 2015 There was a flypast. There was a bus in someone’s front garden. And somewhere – or perhaps everywhere – the sound of prosecco corks being popped overtook those of champagne. Here’s what got us talking this week 1. Our colleagues To be fair, it’s something we probably discuss most weeks, and we’re not alone. Perhaps that’s [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August: Unions to decide on industrial action over Night Tube on Monday August 21, 2015 Commuter happiness hangs in the balance. Union representatives are to meet on Monday to determine whether next week's Tube strikes will go ahead, following a week of gruelling talks with transport bosses. As things stand RMT, TSSA and Unite are expected to go ahead with the two sets of walkouts, the first of which [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: Now RMT’s City Cruise members are going on strike too August 21, 2015 Thinking of beating next week's Tube strike by hitting the water and travelling in on City Cruises? Think again. Transport union RMT, whose Tube members are among those planning to walk out on two dates next week, is also organising a strike on the service on Thursday 27 August. The strike will [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: This is the travel advice for next week’s double Night Tube action August 20, 2015 Transport for London is gearing up for the planned double-whammy of two Tube strikes next week, and has just issued travel advice for commuters. Both sides are still locked in talks regarding working conditions for the impending Night Tube. But if a compromise is not reached, Tube services will be severely affected by action [...]
TfL Tube strike August 2015: “Constructive” talks resume between RMT, TSSA, Aslef, Unite and London Underground as clock ticks on strike action August 17, 2015 Talks between Tube drivers and London Underground bosses have resumed today, in a bid to avert the strike action which will bring much of London's transport network grinding to a halt for a third time. The two sides returned to the negotiating table today following a break over the weekend and three days of continuous [...]