London News and Comment
Jubilee line passengers will be able to make and receive mobile phone calls on platforms and in tunnels for the first time from March 2020 after Transport for London confirmed it will switch on 4G coverage between Westminster and Canning Town for a trial period.
The capital’s transport agency has hired aviation executive Andy Lord, previously Executive Vice President for Menzies Aviation and a former British Airways worker, to take over from Tube boss Nigel Holness.
A network of 24 hour bus priority corridors are to be introduced in central London in a bid to halt the decline in bus usage and help deliver Mayor Sadiq Khan’s target of 80 per cent of journeys to be made by sustainable modes by 2041.
The prospect of a Boxing Day service was first raised in 2016 when the new contract between TfL and Arriva made provision for trains to run on the bank holiday.
A planned walking and cycling bridge linking Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe has been axed by Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London due to increased costs.
