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London’s new BUBBLE-decker buses: 20 oblong-shaped electric vehicles that will be a ‘mix between a tram with a city bus’ will join TfL fleet from 2023 New cutting-edge buses will hit the the streets of south London by next year Transport for London has announced a new fleet of 20 emissions-free buses They will run … Read more
Commuters finally return to Bank branch of Northern Line for first time in FOUR MONTHS after £700m upgrade works The Bank Underground station has reopened after being closed for four months Upgrade works have taken place to help increase the capacity of passengers The more the 100-year-old southbound platform was replaced and widened By Matt … Read more
London hit by rush hour Tube travel chaos as ‘faulty trains’ cause severe delays on District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines ‘Faulty trains’ have caused severe delays on some TfL Tube lines this morning The District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines are the worst affected In total there are five lines affected by … Read more
Labour was in chaos over London Underground strikes yesterday after failing to condemn a second crippling walkout. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was booed while attending a glitzy music awards ceremony, with one punk group publicly savaging him for not dealing with the crisis. Critics questioned why the mayor was attending the event instead of holding … Read more
Driverless Tube trains could be the answer to union strike chaos in the capital as Transport Secretary issues Sadiq Khan with ultimatum Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has made driverless technology a condition of talks on a bailout for Transport for London (TfL) Commuters face another day of misery today as the RMT strikes continue Tuesday’s … Read more
TfL is given days to avoid bankruptcy after £4.5bn bailout is extended until Friday as City Hall and government are locked in negotiations over funding TfL has agreed with Government to extend funding package until Friday The network has said there will be ‘managed decline’ unless more funds found Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said … Read more
Stella Creasy has claimed she was ‘kicked off’ an empty bus by a driver because there were ‘two pushchairs already on it.’ The Walthamstow MP, 44, took to Twitter and explained how she was ‘struggling with two children,’ one of whom was ‘extremely poorly,’ when she says she was ‘shouted at. Alongside a snap of … Read more
Now TfL says it wants to KEEP £15-a-day London congestion charge to ‘support capital’s culture, hospitality and night-time businesses’ months after Sadiq Khan pledged to SCRAP the temporary rise TfL had claimed the rise in Congestion Charge from £11.50 to £15 was temporary Sadiq Khan previously said he would ‘negotiate with Government’ to reduce cost … Read more
Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating and TFL forced to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently Passengers … Read more
Marks & Spencer has beaten rum juggernaut Barcardi to be named the best pre-mixed mojito maker in the UK. The upmarket supermarket’s £2.10 version of the popular Cuban cocktail was awarded the top prize in a Which? taste test when it was tried against versions made by Barcardi, Asda, Aldi, and Tesco. A hugely popular … Read more