Transport

Today, of course, is the Routemaster’s swansong. Its passing will be mourned by all but the curmudgeonly. So as our big red friend prepared to go on one final mission, we gauged the mood of the public, the drivers and the ‘clippies’. Thanks to Silvia …

It’s like an old 1950s government propaganda flick… 4.4 km of track, four brand new stations, trains every 7-10 minutes, all delivered on-budget and before the deadline. This is the sort of can-do attitude that makes every one of us proud to be British. Yup, …

BBC4 are giving the beloved Routemaster a sendoff with a night of dedicated double decker telly: On Friday 9 December, the most famous bus in the world – the Routemaster – will take its final journey through the streets of London. BBC Four and Arena …

Tube maintenance workers

Londoners are beginning to get used to the Oyster card. It took some time to digest the idea of “topping up” your little slip of plastic with weekly or monthly travelcards and what the hell Pre-pay is supposed to be, but with not too much …

That’s the new message from Transport for London. Their freshly launched poster campaign aims to increase passenger vigilance, which has noticeably tailed off in the months since July. This campaign emphasises the fact that the public have a part to play by being vigilant, looking …

Take a look at this image. What do you see? Do you see a woman with tampon attached to the side of her head? What do you mean ‘no’? Ok then, so it’s a woman wearing headphones, something that, if you believe this Transport for …

Like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ken Livingstone’s ‘political death’ (when he got kicked out the Labour party we mean) seems only to have made him more powerful. First he became Mayor of London, then he went back to the ‘dark side’ (yes, we’re aware we’re stretching this …

Third west London man dies as result of armed ambush in Iraq. Battersea Bridge will reopen at end of January (maybe). This is ‘ahead of schedule’ apparently. London’s oldest squat (located in Kennington) was raided yesterday by 150 riot police. The British Transport Police’s new …

We’re sure people leave bags full of money on trains all the time so maybe we should be more specific. Did you the take 17.45 Manchester to Euston service on March 21st this year? Were you carrying around ten grand in cash in a bag? …