Another key bus service serving Greenwich is set to be reduced in frequency later this year – despite councillors’ efforts to persuade residents to switch away from driving. Route 286, which runs from Greenwich town centre to Queen Mary Hospital in Sidcup via Eltham, will be converted to double-decker buses when a new contract with […]
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TfL gets another two-week extension to its emergency funding deal
Transport for London has been granted another short-term extension to its emergency funding deal by the Government, it has been announced. The £200 million bailout agreed in February was set to expire on 24 June but a stalemate in negotiations over a long-term funding agreement saw the deadline extended until 11.59pm this evening. But with […]
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Rerouting 53 bus could save it from TfL cuts, Greenwich councillor says
A Greenwich councillor thinks he has found a way to stop the 53 bus being cut back to Elephant & Castle – by changing its route across Blackheath. The long-standing route, which ran to Whitehall until 2019, faces being evicted from its Lambeth North terminal as part of a package of Transport for London cuts. […]
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Route 188 to North Greenwich will cope with fewer buses, TfL insists
Transport for London has insisted that one of the key routes serving North Greenwich station will be able to cope when it has its frequency cut next weekend. Route 188, which runs from North Greenwich to Russell Square via Greenwich, Deptford and Bermondsey, will be cut back to six buses an hour – every ten […]
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Anger at five-year wait for outer London bus improvements
A review of outer London buses will take five years to complete, prompting outrage from politicians across the party divide. The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has now been accused of a “broken promise” for failing to prioritise transport in the outer boroughs. With bus use falling across the capital, Transport for London (TfL) recently reviewed central […]
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Cash-strapped TfL spent £9,000 promoting Woolwich double-deckers
Transport for London has spent over £9,000 on advertisements promoting two Woolwich bus services becoming double deckers – even though other services are being cut back to save money. A total of £8,283 was spent on poster ads at bus stops at 21 locations along the route of the 178 service from Woolwich to Lewisham […]
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TfL bus cuts: New figures reveal SE London routes set for cuts are getting busier
Two south-east London bus routes which are threatened with service cuts saw an increase in passengers last year, according to new figures released by Transport for London. TfL plans to withdraw routes 53 (Plumstead station to Whitehall) and 171 (Bellingham to Holborn) from parts of central London as it grapples with money problems following the […]
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