Hey, hey, hey; more positive (sounding) transport news, hot on the wheels of the Victoria Tube revamp we recently highlighted. According to the Beeb, Network Rail are to invest ‘£4bn into improving the UK’s stations over the next 10 years’, including several London termini. As …
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Remember when buses used to catch fire and we wouldn’t immediately assume it was terrorists? Ah, they were the good days weren’t they? The days when everything was Transport for London’s fault and spontaneous combustion had nothing to do with world politics and everything to …
I left my house in West Hampstead a little before 9 O’clock. The southbound Jubilee Line was running a full and efficient service. It was much quieter than usual, I’d guess about a quarter normal capacity. IPODs were all left at home, and few people …
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Have we moaned about the transport system in London enough today? Maybe…but, hey, if the news is there we have to report it right? Today a new study by the RMT union has revealed just how much more expensive travel in London is compared to …
It was a strange day for those using the trains yesterday. First tens of thousands of commuters got a free ride when the Oyster card system collapsed. Then passengers at Euston were delayed for 45 minutes while armed police officers got ready to swoop on …
Last week the figures on the capital’s most dangerous bus routes were announced. One of the worst routes for thefts and robberies was the number 29 which runs between Trafalgar Square and Palmers Green. But from next week TfL are looking to improve the situation …
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