The London Transport Museum is opening the disused Aldwych Tube station for a series of public tours in November. Usually closed to the public, the station first opened in 1907 but was never heavily used and shut in 1994. It served as a bomb shelter in the Blitz and has since been used for film […]
Train companies pocket £80m windfall for Met officer travel
Last year I flagged up how the capital’s train operators pocketed £230,000 of taxpayer money in return for allowing Olympic volunteers to travel on their services. Unlike Transport for London which gave up over half a million pounds in revenue, Train Operating Companies (TOCs) shared a £230,000 pay-out from City Hall. Not much community spirit […]
Watchdog claims axing cash bus fares would place vulnerable passengers at risk
The capital’s passenger watchdog says it opposes plans to axe cash bus fares, and warns the change could leave vulnerable passengers unable to get home. Transport for London says it’s considering axing cash fares because they now account for less than one percent of all bus journeys. It also says that the majority of passengers […]
London and New York renew transatlantic tourism pact
The Mayors of London and New York have renewed a deal to promote each other’s cities to “culture hungry” travellers in a bid to boost transatlantic tourism. A deal signed by Mayors Boris Johnson and Michael Bloomberg will see the two cities’ tourism agencies swap advertising space and share best marketing practice to promote the […]
Londoners to be consulted over Met access to C-charge cameras
Londoners are to consulted over plans to share Transport for London’s network of live traffic cameras with the Metropolitan Police. The Met must currently make separate data requests every time it requires information collected by TfL’s London Congestion Charging Zone and London-wide Low Emission Zone cameras. Allowing the Met direct access to footage and data […]