Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Study finds London Underground air contains ultrafine metallic pollution
A study into pollution levels on the London Underground has found ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, although the study also notes that it's not clear whether these particles pose a health risk.
South Western Railway cutting train services over Christmas due to staff shortages
South Western Railway (SWR) is warning passengers that it will be running a severely reduced service over the Christmas period due to a shortage of staff.
Elizabeth line staff vote for strike action
Maintenance and safety staff working on the Elizabeth line have voted for strike action after they rejected a pay offer.
Mayor of London to raise council tax to fund public transport services
A previously announced plan to raise council tax bills in London to help fund Transport for London (TfL) as it recovers from the pandemic has received government approval.
TfL awards Bakerloo line extension consultancy contract
Although the Bakerloo line extension project is on hold at the moment, TfL is still carrying out some work on protecting the alignment and has awarded a contract to carry out feasibility studies for five packages of tunnelling works.
A decade of contactless payments on London’s public transport
On this day in 2012, a revolution began when London's buses started accepting contactless payment for fares. A decade later, contactless payments make up over two-thirds of pay as you go fares on London's buses, and over 2.5 billion journeys have been paid for this way.
Ambulance staff to read safety messages on the London Underground
The voices of staff from London Ambulance Service (LAS) will be ringing out across the Transport for London (TfL) network this Christmas, in a series of specially-recorded messages reminding millions of customers to take care as they travel across the capital.
A look at London’s recent railway upgrades
The latest Programmes and Investment Committee report from TfL has outlined some of the works that have been carried out on London’s rail network in recent months.
Chiltern Railway’s last Parliamentary Train from West Ealing
Yesterday, Chiltern Railway's usually ghostly quiet West London Parliamentary train had an unexpectedly eventful day thanks to being packed full of visitors and a trespasser on the tracks.
Train companies warn people to avoid travel during rail strikes
The rail industry is warning that barely a fifth of services will run during two 48-hour strikes that will affect services for most of next week.
Shopping surge sends tube stations back to pre-pandemic levels
Passenger numbers at tube stations in key shopping areas returned back to pre-pandemic levels last weekend, according to the latest numbers from Transport for London (TfL).
RMT announces new rail strike for Christmas Eve
The rail union, the RMT has announced another train strike is to take place on Christmas Eve from 6pm on Christmas Eve and last until 6am on 27th December.
Ride in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day
On the day when tubes, trains, buses and even cable cars go to sleep, there will be one bus company offering a very special Christmas Day service.
Rail industry offers deal to RMT to end train strikes
On the eve of the final chance to end a series of rail strikes, the rail industry trade association, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has publicly stated its latest offer to avert the strikes.
Threat of strike action on the Elizabeth line
London's newest railway could be about to get its first train strike, as the TSSA union has started balloting members on the Elizabeth line for strike action over pay.
TfL to slash another £600 million from its annual budget by 2026
Transport for London (TfL) has outlined a new business plan for the years ahead and says that it needs to make additional cost cuts of around £600 million per year by 2025/26.
New London to Wales train service gets permission to start
A new train operator has been given permission to start offering services between Paddington station and South Wales.
Rail disruptions over the Christmas break
Network Rail and TfL have outlined the planned disruptions that will take place over Christmas, with quite a few changes in the London area.
Unusual use of London Overground track over Christmas
Due to engineering works on the London Overground over the Christmas period, there's a rare chance to travel over a bit of railway that the trains don't usually use.
HS2 showing off new plans for London Euston station
HS2 has shown off revised plans for Euston station, with a public consultation opening this week.
TfL seeking new provider for its contactless and oyster card payments
Transport for London (TfL) is looking for a company to maintain and upgrade its billing systems and is likely to migrate away from older Oyster cards which are increasingly unable to work with other billing platforms.
