Boris Johnson has called on the Government to hand him control London’s suburban railways in an effort to boost performance. Citing the success of the London Overground which was opened in 2007, the Mayor says he can provide more reliable and frequent services, safer and cleaner staffed stations while saving “millions of pounds”. London Overground […]
Cancelled flights and delayed rail services as snow hits London
Minor delays are affecting several London Underground services and the London Overground following Saturday night’s snow. Shortly after 11am, six lines were reporting delays because of the snow or “due to non-availability of staff.” Bus services in the capital are currently all running. Transport for London said its staff had worked “throughout the night” to […]
Survey reveals high satisfaction with London Overground
The London Overground continues to enjoy high levels of passenger satisfaction according to a passenger watchdog’s survey. Carried out by Passenger Focus, the National Passenger Survey reveals a 92 percent overall approval rating for the Overground service. The service is routinely scored highly by Network Rail and in 2011 was named as the top performing […]
Boris rewrites the history of London Overground
Last week Ken Livingstone suggested City Hall could take over the rest of London’s suburban rail services. Regardless of their political leanings, I suspect many Londoners will think that’s a pretty decent ambition even if they question how Livingstone can be so sure of the cost savings he claims in support of it. Transport for […]
Closure of Kensington Olympia Tube to go ahead
Transport for London is to proceed with plans to scrap the weekday London Underground service to Kensington Olympia despite objections from local councillors and London’s passenger watchdog.
