Passengers who pay for rail and bus journeys with contactless bank cards or phones can now apply for refunds if they have been overcharged in the aftermath of the cyber attack on Transport for London. TfL said on Wednesday that people who use contactless will also be able to access their online journey history for the […]
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Hackers accessed passenger data in cyber-attack, TfL admits
Transport for London has admitted that a cyber-attack on its computer systems affected some customer data, and could include details of Oyster card refunds. TfL’s systems were accessed on September 1 and some services were shut down to protect data, including the suspension of Oyster card renewals – including young people’s Zip cards – and […]
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Sadiq Khan’s off-peak Friday fares start next week — and will apply on National Rail too
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s trial of scrapping peak-time rail fares on Fridays will begin next week — with a senior figure at Southeastern branding the idea “fantastic” . Khan announced in January that he wanted to carry out a three-month trial on the Tube and trains beginning this month. However, the change needed the backing […]
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Route 53 keeps Lambeth North link after TfL reverses bus cuts plan
Plans to cut the 53 bus back to the Elephant & Castle have been reversed, with the route continuing to run from Plumstead Common to Lambeth North as it does now. Transport for London had proposed trimming back the service as part of a major package of cuts to help solve its financial crisis, which […]
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TfL’s 2021 fare rise: Bus fares up 5p, but tourists pay £5 to use cable car
Bus fares are rising 5p from March and tourists will have to pay £5 to use the Thames Cable Car as mayor Sadiq Khan hikes charges to pay for the coronavirus pandemic. After four years of a partial fare freeze, costs are going up by an average of 2.6% across the Transport for London network […]
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One-boat Woolwich Ferry and New Year closure as TfL set to take over
The Woolwich Ferry will run a one-boat service for the rest of the year as Transport for London makes preparations to run the service itself, taking over from the contractor Briggs Marine. While the coronavirus pandemic has seen the ferry run with just one boat for much of the year, the restricted service – with […]
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Scrapping free children’s travel delayed to spring while TfL boss says cut not needed
Free bus travel for London secondary school children will not be cut until next spring, the head of Transport for London has revealed. The scheme was due to be suspended after the October half term, but TfL’s new commissioner Andy Byford said it would be pushed back to 2021. The Government ordered Sadiq Khan to […]
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Bakerloo Line: Stop playing games with TfL funding, Lewisham mayor tells government
Lewisham’s elected mayor and the leader of Southwark Council have accused the government of “game-playing” over Transport for London’s finances after it emerged that TfL did not prioritise the Bakerloo line extension when asking for Whitehall funding this week. TfL is proposing to extend the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via two new stops on the Old Kent […]
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