London Underground and TfL

Grayling rules out independent assessment on TfL rail devolution

13.01.17: The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, has ruled out an independent assessment on whether to devolve suburban rail services in the capital to Transport for London (TfL). Grayling was asked the question by the shadow transport secretary, A...

RMT to ballot LU fleet staff over further strikes

11.01.17: The RMT has confirmed that it will be balloting its London Underground (LU) fleet staff over potential industrial action, threatening further chaos to the Tube network. The union has accused LU’s management of numerous breaches of pre...

GLA members attack Khan in wake of LU ‘zero strikes’ failure

10.01.17: Members of the Greater London Authority (GLA) have criticised the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan for his failure to avert yesterday’s London Underground (LU) strike, accusing him of backing down on his pre-election pledge to bring ‘ze...

Watchdog tells DfT to make up for botched TfL devolution in next franchises

09.01.17: London TravelWatch has called for the DfT to make up for its refusal to devolve London rail services with a new round of improvements in the upcoming franchises, including stations, more frequent services and better reliability. Last month...

Northern Line Extension enabling works completed ahead of schedule

09.01.17: The first phase of enabling works on the London Underground Northern Line Extension has been completed ahead of the planned 19 week schedule. Amey engineers designed and installed eight articulation joints along a 55m section of the South W...

London travellers hit by crowding as Tube strike goes ahead

09.01.17: Thousands of Londoners struggled to get to work this morning as station staff strikes on the Underground led to whole lines closing. TfL warned passengers that no services would run on the Victoria and Waterloo and City lines and on the Pic...

Khan pledges ‘major’ passenger benefits if TfL devolution goes ahead

05.01.17: London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged ‘major benefits’ to the city’s suburban rail passengers if commuter services are eventually devolved, including a match of TfL’s fares freeze until 2020. The other five pledges mad...

LU station staff strikes set to go ahead after talks break down

05.01.17: Talks between London Underground (LU) and rail unions have failed to reach an agreement, meaning a 24-hour strike of station staff is expected to take place on Sunday 8 January. RMT and TSSA called the strikes of station and revenue workers...

TfL commercial trading arm could generate ‘tens of millions’

04.01.17: Work is already underway for TfL to potentially establish a commercial trading arm, which could help the organisation achieve its ambitious savings targets. Under its business plan, the transport body aims to achieve £800m in efficien...

All LU routes to be hit by January station staff strike

22.12.16: London Underground passengers are facing more disruption in the New Year as two unions announced a strike of all station staff on 8 January. RMT and TSSA will instruct station and revenue workers on all London Underground routes not to book...

TfL’s badge for disabled passengers to be rolled out permanently

22.12.16: Transport for London (TfL) has announced that its blue badge for disabled passengers less able to stand on public transport will be introduced on a permanent basis early next year. The ‘Please offer me a seat’ badge, and accompa...

Khan: New Piccadilly rolling stock will be delivered by 2023

20.12.16: London mayor Sadiq Khan has promised to deliver new rolling stock for the Piccadilly Line by 2023, and hinted that it would need to be capable of driverless operation. Khan appeared in a Mayor’s Question Time session before the London...

MPs write to PM expressing dismay over Grayling’s snub of TfL devolution plans

20.12.16: Concerned MPs and peers have written to the prime minister Theresa May over transport secretary Chris Grayling’s rejection of plans to devolve suburban rail services to TfL. The plans, which would have meant TfL taking control of Sout...

Night Tube to launch on Piccadilly Line, despite union’s safety fears

16.12.16: The Night Tube is due to start running on the Piccadilly Line from tonight despite warnings from the RMT over the safety of rolling stock. Last month, the union called for the line to be completely closed as TfL took around half of the trai...

DfT refuses to provide extra funding for over-budget Croxley rail link

14.12.16: The Croxley rail link is going over-budget again, but will not receive any additional government funding, the DfT has stated. The line, which will extend the London Underground’s Metropolitan Line to Watford Junction via Watford High...