Transport
Greater Anglia set to be nationalised in October in effort to save £150 million as Labour vows to fix railways
May 9, 2025Greater Anglia, the main operator for rails services originating from and terminating at Liverpool Street station, will be nationalised later this year. Martin Beable, the company’s managing director, said the firm would “remain focused” on delivering its services. He also confirmed that timetables for the East Coast Mainline, station facilities and job roles would be […]
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Royal Parks 20mph speed limit for cyclists could prevent return of London Duathlon
May 2, 2025The mass participation event, which normally attracts about 4,000 entrants, was shelved last year after weeks of controversy over cycling in the Royal Parks. Two Richmond Park “time trial” races, organised by the London Dynamo cycling club and first held in 2009, were also cancelled – despite taking place early in the morning on virtually […]
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Row intensifies over cycle lane safety plan at dangerous roundabout in west London
April 26, 2025A row has intensified over proposals to install a new cycle lane on one of London’s most dangerous roundabouts as campaigners argue flawed data has been used to justify construction. According to TfL, the roundabout is one of the most dangerous in London and their planned changes will make it safer for cyclists and cause […]
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Young artist killed by Night Tube train entered tunnel after taking cocktail of drugs, inquest told
April 9, 2025A young artist was killed by a Night Tube train after entering a tunnel, having taken a cocktail of recreational drugs and alcohol on a night out in Camden, an inquest heard. Sarah Cunningham, 31, was hit by a northbound Northern line train after jumping down onto the track at Chalk Farm station at around […]
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London Underground stations and Tube lines with highest crime levels revealed
April 7, 2025King’s Cross St Pancras had the most recorded crimes, followed by Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road – where passenger numbers have soared because of the interchange with the Elizabeth line. Stratford and Finsbury Park make up the other Tube stations in the top five, according to crime statistics published by Transport for London. The […]
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Silvertown Tunnel opens – with car drivers paying up to £4 to use first new Thames tunnel for 58 years
April 7, 2025Motorists started to use the Silvertown Tunnel for the first time on Monday – with car drivers paying up to £4 to use the first new road crossing under the Thames for 58 years. London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said he was “very proud” to have built the £2.2bn Silvertown tunnel – and even took […]
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Tube drivers reject TfL four-day week offer as threat of strikes grows
April 6, 2025Tube drivers have rejected an offer put forward by Transport for London for a four-day working week, raising the threat of industrial action. This is despite shop stewards conceding that the proposal involved “significantly increased flexibility” for staff. In return for an additional day off, drivers would have been asked to work the same 35 […]
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Passengers on Heathrow flight ‘abandoned’ at remote airfield due to visa issue after emergency landing
April 4, 2025A flight from Heathrow was forced into an emergency landing and stranded at a remote airfield after a “severe medical’ situation involving a passenger. The Virgin Atlantic plane left London at 11.40am on Wednesday and was due to land in Mumbai, India on Thursday at 1.40am local time. But the Airbus A350 was diverted to […]
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Twenty people died in London bus incidents last year, admits TfL, as it vows to improve road safety
April 3, 2025Twenty people died in collision with, or on board, a London bus last year, according to the latest data. This included 10 pedestrians, two cyclists and eight passengers. This compares with 17 bus-related fatalities in 2023, of which seven were pedestrians. Catherine Finnegan Met Police The data emerged when Transport for London resumed publication of […]
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How London motorists are fighting back against councils making millions from penalty tickets
March 31, 2025“The humanity has gone out of it,” says Brian Reardon, after spending an hour in near farcical scenes trying to get two parking tickets overturned. We are at the London Tribunals, the motoring equivalent of a magistrates’ court, in a nondescript office building off Chancery Lane. Mr Reardon hasn’t come on personal business, but in […]
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