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Check your bank statement: seems many Oyster users have been double-charged. Chase Farm Hospital was among thousands of properties hit by a burst water main this morning. On-the-spot fines for yobbish behaviour are a waste of time, says the Met. Ooh: fisticuffs at TfL where …

By Randall Murrow Whilst the Oyster PAYG rollout to National Rail was long awaited and much welcomed, news that passengers overpaid around £500,000 in January is not entirely surprising. The BBC report blames user ineptitude, with travellers failing to comply with the touch in, touch …

Amidst the joy of getting PAYG on national rail (albeit with a few hiccups along the way), those of us going back to work may not have spotted a nasty little extra: a new evening rush hour peak fare has been added. Rail passengers are …

Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …

Photo / edwardkimuk Is it time to come up with a new map for London’s transport network? This is the puzzler posed by Jonathan Glancey, who, upon seeing the explosion of arterial tracks the new Oyster-enabled National Rail routes has brought into being, thinks that …

Image by *version-3-point-1 from the Londonist Flickr pool We’ve been waiting for this announcement so long that, even with all the foreshadowing in the last couple of weeks, we almost can’t believe it’s happened. PAYG will officially be valid on national rail services – and …

Despite PAYG on mainline trains having the world’s most flexible deadline (summer 2009? end of 2010? January 2010?), the ability to swipe that Oyster is starting to creep in. From tomorrow, you can pay as you go on Southern trains between Balham and Victoria – …

Image by kayodeok TfL has announced that they are offering refunds to anybody affected in last month’s 48-hour tube strike, reversing their earlier decision to point the finger at the RMT. There’s a caveat, though: thelondonpaper reckons that applicants for the ‘goodwill payment’ must prove …

King Edward VI has been granted a licence for gay stripping. If you see what we mean. A Hillingdon gym set to train 2012ers has closed over a rent dispute. London’s all set for a circus bonanza this year. A rather complex 1 hour ticketing …

The Mayor has announced a “revolution” in river transport across London. From November, passengers who board the Thames Clippers service will be able to swipe their PAYG Oyster card on-board to pay their fare. A new rush-hour shuttle service between Canary Wharf and London Bridge …