A commitment by Mayor Boris Johnson that Crossrail fares will be in line with those charged on the London Underground and DLR has been welcomed by Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs. Mr Biggs table tabled a written question at the recent session of Mayor’s Question Time on behalf of constituents who travel to and […]
Oyster celebrates first decade but future is in doubt
London’s Oyster card celebrates its tenth anniversary today, but there are questions about how long it will continue to operate. The cards allow passengers to load season tickets or Pay As You Go funds and can be used instead of traditional paper tickets on all Transport for London services and national rail services within the […]
London’s transport budget cut in Government spending review
Boris Johnson this afternoon claimed to have won a ‘unprecedented’ transport settlement in the UK Government’s latest spending announcement. Chancellor George Osborne has agreed a six year settlement for City Hall worth around £1.6bn per year, starting with an investment grant of £925m in 2015/16 which rises to £1,007m in 2020/21. In addition the Mayor […]
Assembly Conservatives call on Boris & TfL to sell station names to fund fares freeze
Conservatives on the London Assembly have called on Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London to consider subsidising fares with new forms of sponsorship. In a new report they suggest TfL and the Mayor consider allowing companies to sponsor tube stations and recommend that partnerships be sought with firms already associated with particular stations, such […]
TfL seeks to raise Oyster refund awareness
Transport for London has written to each of the capital’s local newspapers with details of how Oyster card holders can obtain a refund if they no longer wish to use their card. The letter, expected to be published by the papers over the coming days and reproduced below, has been issued in the name of […]
