To non UK residents the annual cycle of changes to transport arrangements can be a bit of a mystery. Much better than in previous years, at least one of the two holidays now enjoys reasonable transport. Christmas Day however, remains a bit of a ghost town for public services. In London these are the broad…
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Transport for London extends contactless payment from 16 Sep
For several months now you have been able to pay using a Contactless Credit or Debit card on London’s buses. From tomorrow, contactless payments will be extended to Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London. Check whether your debit/credit card supports this technology by looking for this symbol on the…
London Buses going cashless from 6 July 2014
One of the biggest changes to transport in London will be happening on Sunday 6 July. On that day you will no longer be able to pay cash for a ticket on London’s buses. From that day, you must either use an Oyster card or a contactless payment card. Some credit and debit cards feature…
Tube strike starts tonight (9pm) and lasts for THREE days
Transport for London have published a list of the services they hope/expect to run once the tube strike starts tonight – 9pm on 5 May. (In fact not much after 9pm will run so the services published are after 7am tomorrow). You can read a line-by-line breakdown of the services and open stations here. I…
Transport for London tube drivers strikes – 28-30 April / 5-8 May
In a long running dispute about the closure of ticket offices, the main drivers Union has called two sets of strikes – both in the working week and both much longer than in the past. At present they are: 28 April – 2100 for 48 hours (ending 2100 on 30 April) 5 May – 2100…
Upcoming Tube strikes – worse that we thought
Both of the main unions for Tube Drivers have now announced strikes and Transport for London have indicated that disruption is likely to go on for much longer than they originally expected. Initially, the strikes were going to cause disruption for 24 hours. Now they are saying that it could take three days to get…
London Victoria Line suspended – quick drying cement poured in to control room
Transport For London are currently reporting that the Victoria Line is partly suspended due to Flooding at Victoria. The truth is much odder…. The material with which their control room is flooded is quick drying cement. One suspects it may be some time before the line is back to normal.
Visiting London part 2 – Transport inside London
Yesterday I covered the various airports at which you might arrive on your visit to London. This post is designed to explain the various ways in which you can get around the great city that is London. The Underground is the obvious first choice for many when speed is needed. Buses are also available providing…
London Tube Strikes – 4-5 Feb & 11-12 Feb
From noon on the 4th Feb to noon on 5th Feb and also from noon on 11th to noon on the 12th, the union who represents the drivers of London’s Underground trains will be on strike. They are protesting the plan to close all tickets offices. In addition, at other times, they may tell members…
Flying to / from Heathrow – 22 or 23 March ?
There is rather a cryptic post in the Transport for London website referring to a train closure for this weekend. I’m unclear whether this means Heathrow Central will be the terminus for all trains that weekend – i.e. no trains to T5 and T4 or whether services will end at Hatton Cross with buses to…
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