As reported earlier this week by Building Design, Kensington & Chelsea Council has authorised a £55,000 feasibility study into a new Crossrail station in the borough. This isn’t a new idea, having long been a …
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Reopening of the North London Line
With the East London Line up and running, here’s an update on the reopening of the North London Line from the Barking-Gospel Oak Line User Group… The running lines were handed back at about 18:00 …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Five: And The Rest
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Mayoral achievements. TfL …
Continue readingCrossrail & Thameslink Budgets Under The Hammer?
Building Magazine reported this week that the government is considering cuts to Crossrail totalling £5 billion — almost a third of the project’s total £15.9 billion budget — in a worst-case scenario. Possible cuts include …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Four: White Lines
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Congestion Charge and …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Three: On The Buses
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Those new buses. …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Two: …And Overground
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Crossrail. The East …
Continue readingLondon Assembly Transport Committee – upgrade deadlines, Tube Lines purchase & East London Line problems
(A brief note on the highlights from today’s meeting of the Transport Committee, where London Underground MD Mike Brown answered questions on recent PPP developments.) Firstly: with Jubilee Line upgrades already delayed, Mr Brown said …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part One: Going Underground
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited/combined for brevity. If any notable questions or responses are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update. More posts to follow …
Continue readingNo Eurostar at Stratford International?
According to the BBC, Eurostar has declined to run services from the new £210 million Stratford International station. A Freedom of Information request uncovered minutes from a DfT meeting in January noting this – although …
Continue readingEast London Line – open for business
The East London Line is fully open for business this Sunday (23 May), following a month’s preview of the Dalston Junction to New Cross Gate section. The full service takes in New Cross, West Croydon …
Continue readingNew Routemaster Contract Costs Revealed
Saturday’s Times reported that the first of Boris Johnson’s new Routemaster buses will cost £1.6 million each, with five of the hybrid vehicles to be built under the £7.8 million contract awarded to Northern Ireland’s …
Continue readingIn Pictures: The New Overground Class 172s
Willesden depot will see some new visitors arriving later this spring, with eight Class 172 arriving to replace the existing Class 150 fleet running between Gospel Oak and Barking. With transverse seating and wider aisles, …
Continue readingTfL and Tube Lines Disputes Continue
Perhaps predictably, the recent Arbiter decision on funding for the Second Review Period (RP2) of the PPP agreement with Tube Lines hasn’t marked the end of the dispute with TfL. With the saga sure to …
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