TfL drops cashless plans
Transport for London has decided not to press ahead with plans to remove the cash option from all its ticket machines. It had considered it to reduce the spread of viruses in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis but London’s financial paper City AM reports that it changed its mind after lobbying. One group opposed […]
TfL faces £2bn funding hole as Boundary Charge considered
A business campaign group is warning Transport for London’s funding gap could hit £2 billion per year as travel changes following the Coronavirus crisis have dramatically reduced revenues. London First has issued a report with engineering firm Arup in which it describes the financial situation as “existential crisis”, and yet “an opportunity for transformational change.” […]
Khan considers fee to enter Greater London by car
London’s mayor is considering charging drivers £3.50 to enter London every day in an attempt to plug the capital’s finance gap. The Daily Telegraph reports that Sadiq Khan has asked Transport for London officials to investigate the feasibility of introducing the “Greater London Boundary Charge”. It means the price for entering Central London could rise […]
Crossrail employing 140 drivers – more than a year before it opens
It’s emerged that 140 train drivers are receiving salaries of more than £60,000 per year to drive trains on London’s new Crossrail line, despite it not opening for another year. Financial paper City AM says the drivers’ union ASLEF has confirmed that they’re getting £62,533 a year, with a two per cent pay rise due […]
Artistic acoustic barrier installed in East London
A first-of-its-kind barrier to cut noise pollution on a busy main road in London which the designers say turns a civil engineering project “into a memorable public artwork.” The installation, on the A12 at Bromley-by-Bow, is almost thirty metres in length, and reaches a peak height of three metres. The designers say it draws inspiration […]
Crossrail faces being “mothballed”
There’s a warning that London’s Crossrail could have to be mothballed unless there’s extra funding to allow it to be finished. Sky News reports that London transport commissioner Andy Byford has written to the permanent secretary at the Department for Transport asking for £80 million of immediate support to keep the project on track. “If […]
London bike price could cost just £1 per week
The Santander cycle scheme in London will cost commuters as little as a pound per week under a new pricing plan from Transport for London. Business paper City AM reports employers who nominate operator Cyclescheme as their work partner will see the current £90 annual cost of membership cut by 32-42%. Journeys less than 30 […]
One in five of London’s cabs off the road completely
Another sign of the sheer decimation of London’s transport infrastructure since Covid-19 restrictions came into force has come to light with reports that a fifth of black cab registrations have lapsed since June. The PA News Agency has seen Transport for London data showing the number of cabs fell from 18,900 to 15,000 in the […]
E-scooters to be on London streets next year after TfL and London Councils launch trial
E-scooters will be avaliable on London’s roads next years after Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils announced the launch of a competition to select up to three operators for a twelve-month trial. Transport for London (TfL), London Councils and London’s boroughs are working together on plans for a trial of rental e-scooters in the capital. This […]
TfL “will need more money next year”
London’s Deputy Mayor is warning that the capital’s transport network will need further taxpayers’ money to keep running next year. Heidi Alexander has told Reuters “In the next financial year, we are still going to need considerable government support to cope with the impact of the [coronavirus] pandemic.” Transport for London has had two ten-figure […]
