The Tramlink on the Underground map. Extending the Tramlink. Why is the Tramlink System not always shown on the London Underground Map? Will this change when the East London Line link to West Croydon opens …
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John Bull is the Editor of London Reconnections. A transport journalist and historian, his writing often focuses on the political or strategic challenges facing London's transport network and beyond.
Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: The Overground and National Rail
Southeastern and overcrowding. Closure of Charing Cross. Saturday services on New Year’s Eve. PAYG Rollout on National Rail. Freedom Passes and the Rail Summit. Electrifying the GOBLIN and the cost of acquiring Rolling Stock. OEPs. …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time – 01/10: On the Roads
Countdown at crossings. Lane rentals. Road junctions in Lewisham. Five Ways Junction. Taxi drivers and delayed passengers. Red Route parking and conditions. Closing the Rotherhithe Tunnel. The Blackwall Tunnel. Speeding fines in Peckham. A406 road …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time – 01/10: In the Air and on Water
Thames Estuary Airport. Using the canals. The expansion of City Airport. Peruvian Wharf. Subsidising Clippers. Did you commission research into all possible alternatives for airport expansion to serve London, including at Manston Airport, before deciding …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time – 01/10: Crossrail
Crossrail’s Carbon Footprint. Business relocations. The business rate. The Royal Oak works. When will the carbon footprint of the Crossrail project be published? – Darren Johnson The Crossrail carbon footprint was first published in the …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time – 01/10: On Your Bike
Cyclists and roadworks. Cycle racks at Kennington. Cost of the cycle hire scheme. Now that the additional guidelines ‘providing for cyclists at road works’ have been adopted by Transport for London, will TfL veto any …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time – 01/10: TfL, Oyster and General Policy
Electric echarging points. Freedom Passes. Linking the Fares Finder and Journey Planner. The lack of a paper fares guide. TfL property in Enfield. Superhubs. The new 0843 number. Safer Transport Teams. TfL and political events. …
Continue readingTransport Committee 02/10: Tube Lines, TfL and the Arbiter Appear
Yesterday saw Dean Finch, Richard Parry and Chris Bolt (The heads of Tube Lines, London Underground and the PPP Arbiter respectively) in a rare shared public appearance. The three were present at the London Assembly’s …
Continue readingUpcoming Changes to the Railway Byelaws
This week is the last in which comments are being accepted on the newly proposed TfL Railway Byelaws. The Byelaws are being introduced to ensure that one standard set covers all TfL-branded rail services. Currently, …
Continue readingLewisham to Fund Surrey Canal Road
Lewisham Council have agreed, in principle, to provide the missing funding needed to complete Surrey Canal Road station. TfL had estimated the cost of completing the station at £10m, but claimed that they were unable …
Continue readingA Dip Into The LTM Film Collection
The London Transport Museum have put a small selection of their film collection online. In their own words: These initial films offer a selection of time periods covering 1910 to 1970, including the classic British …
Continue readingTube Lines’ Claims for £327m Disputed Costs Dismissed
The BBC are reporting that £327m-worth of Tube Lines’ claims against London Underground for overrun costs have been dismissed by the independent adjudicator tasked with resolving the dispute. These claims related to both the Jubilee …
Continue readingDLR Bank Opening Delayed until 1st February
As regular travellers to Bank on the DLR will probably have noticed, the station – which has been closed for engineering works since the end of December – did not reopen today, as had been …
Continue readingRevised Out Of Station Interchange List
We’ve updated the Out of Station Interchange List. It’s also now in PDF format, which should make it more accessible, and includes the ELL interchanges that will be relevant from when the line opens. The …
Continue readingELL: Updates, Launch Dates and A Glimpse Behind the Scenes
This week saw the East London Line reach an important milestone – its official handover from the Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture to TfL which was completed yesterday. This means that the Line is now …
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