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Social media users have suggested the Duchess of Cambridge may have made a spelling mistake while penning a message for transport workers during the royal tour. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, embarked on a 48-hour whirlwind tour of the UK, starting last night at Euston station. Kate Middleton was photographed writing a … Read more
Social media users have suggested the Duchess of Cambridge may have made a spelling mistake while penning a message for transport workers during the royal tour. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, embarked on a 48-hour whirlwind tour of the UK, starting last night at Euston station. Kate Middleton was photographed writing a … Read more
Ministers fork out ANOTHER £825MILLION to stop London’s beleaguered Crossrail project – which is already running four YEARS late – from being ‘mothballed’ due to a lack of money Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed a deal with Transport for London A loan of £825million will help complete the middle section of east-west route Will run … Read more
TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of ‘links to local slave owner with plantations in America’ despite doubts about name’s origin Newham councillors called for review of Maryland station amid alleged slave link But academics argued the name’s origin is from Old English word for boundary If approved, the name change could lead … Read more
£19 billion Crossrail project ‘risks being mothballed’ without extra cash as London transport boss demands more funding this week to avoid ‘Doomsday scenario’ Transport for London boss Andy Byford has written to Department for Transport Line, from Berkshire to Essex via London, originally expected to open in 2018 Update said railway, called Elizabeth Line, not … Read more
Death of the black cab? Fifth of all London taxis are now off the road with hundreds stored on farmers’ fields and drivers on ‘starvation wages’ after passengers ‘evaporated’ during pandemic Number of licensed taxis in London dropped by 3,900 from June to November Black cab rental firms have been forced to hire fields around … Read more
Bus passenger is fined £1,700 after refusing to wear face mask on London bus for two days in a row Frederick Adomako-Frimpong, 49, was caught without a face mask twice He was caught at Stratford bus station and provided ‘no reasonable excuse’ He was among dozens of people fined for not wearing a mask on public … Read more
Public transport use in England has plunged as the country remains in the grip of a second lockdown – but traffic in the Capital has risen as people shun the Tube and commute in their cars, according to new data today. Tube travel was at just 23 per cent of normal demand yesterday, with bus … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of planning road tolls to claw back millions ‘wasted’ on fat cat transport managers’ salaries and gold-plated pensions. His Tory rival in the Mayoral election next May, Shaun Bailey, says the Mayor has chalked up nearly £10bn of ‘wasteful spending’ at Transport for London (TfL) and is looking … Read more
Sadiq Khan will be ‘forced’ to KEEP congestion charge at £15 – despite £1.6bn bailout for TfL – as it’s revealed ‘temporary’ hike raised £100million this summer Congestion charge hike raised £100 million over the summer after introduction It will be kept as part of the £1.6 billion bailout for TfL agreed by the government … Read more