Boris Johnson has invited Kent MPs and councillors opposed to his rail devolution plans to compare their existing train service with the London Overground experience. The former Silverlink services were transferred to TfL in 2007, heralding a major investment programme which has brought passengers new trains, additional staffing and more reliable services. As a result […]

Boris Johnson’s ambitions to gan control of the Southeastern and Greater Anglia rail franchises could be blocked by the UK Government, according to the City A.M. newspaper. The paper reports that the departure of transport secretary Justine Greening and her replacement by Patrick McLoughlin has seen civil servants take “advantage of the change in leadership […]

London’s politicians have welcomed a new report from the London Finance Commission which calls for the capital to gain greater control of the money raised within it.

More than £300m is to spent increasing capacity on the London Overground as transport bosses work to keep up with demand for the capital’s devolved railway. Passengers numbers have grown by more than 160% since Transport for London took over the under-performing Silverlink service in 2007. The capital’s growing population and the recent opening of […]

Mayor Boris Johnson says London should be allowed to retain all stamp duty paid on property sales to ensure it has the cash needed to build much needed homes. Retaining the cash, estimated to be worth £1.3 billion a year, tops a list of proposals the Mayor says would help City Hall and London’s borough […]