Transport for London is not ruling out a further delay to the Silvertown Tunnel, but says its financial problems will not affect the building of the new link. TfL awarded a £1 billion contract to the Riverlinx consortium in November to build and operate the controversial tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, feeding […]
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7,000 TfL staff to be furloughed as network begins to run out of money
Transport for London will furlough 7,000 staff from Monday to save money after the coronavirus lockdown saw its income from fares collapse. Essential staff like Tube drivers, station workers and engineers will not be affected by the plan, which will save TfL about £16 million a month. The network could run out of money by […]
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My bus driver father would still be alive if he had PPE, says Lewisham nurse
The family of a London bus driver who died with Covid-19 said today a lack of protective equipment for public transport workers and delays to improving safety had “cost lives”. Mervyn Mally Kennedy is one of 29 transport staff — including 23 bus drivers and workers — to have died with the virus amid claims […]
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Coronavirus: Worried bus drivers speak out over safety ‘failures’
A former TfL safety panel member has blamed the disproportionate number of deaths among bus drivers on “a failure to do basic things” and “a mayor that doesn’t take responsibility”, while bus drivers – including one at a garage in Greenwich – say a “deep cleaning” of their vehicles is rushed and patchy. JESSIE MATHEWSON, […]
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Jubilee Line: Fewer trains to start at North Greenwich, but four rush-hour starters remain
Commuters who use North Greenwich station will find it harder to get a seat on morning trains from 23 March after Transport for London decided to stop trains turning around at North Greenwich at the peak of the rush hour. For many years, part of the peak hour Jubilee Line service has included trains that […]
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Sadiq Khan sends the diggers in as Silvertown Tunnel contracts signed
The controversial £1bn Silvertown Tunnel will finally go ahead after Transport for London signed a contract to build and operate the new road between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, it was confirmed this morning. TfL insists the new road, which is due to open in 2025, will “virtually eliminate” congestion around the Blackwall Tunnel. […]
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Kidbrooke Station Square: Greenwich councillors reject 20-storey TfL housing scheme
Greenwich councillors risked a clash with Sadiq Khan on Tuesday night after throwing out a scheme for 619 new homes at Kidbrooke station backed by Transport for London. TfL, which is chaired by the mayor, and the housing association Notting Hill Genesis want to build on land next to the station as part of a […]
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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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