Transport for London is banning non-folded e-bikes from most of its network from Monday, including the Elizabeth Line, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground in southeast London. While most e-bikes are safe, the London Fire Brigade had raised concerns after a number of incidents where non-foldable bikes had caught fire on the transport network. The […]
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Elizabeth Line’s ‘ghost’ marks vanquished by colourful posters
Posters with designs based on seating moquettes are to be used to cover up the “ghost” marks that have appeared at Elizabeth Line stations in central London. Within 18 months of the railway’s opening, “shadows” of past passengers appeared behind benches on platforms at Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street. Passengers had […]
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Only 1,100 have applied for Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnel toll discounts
Only 1,131 Londoners, businesses and charities have applied for discounts to drive through the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels, data released by City Hall suggests. Low-income residents across southeast and east London are eligible for a 50 per cent discount on the charge to cross the river. Small businesses, sole traders and charities in Greenwich, Tower […]
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Thamesmead’s £23 million bus transit will not arrive until 2029, TfL reveals
A planned transit bus system for Thamesmead is not expected to be completed until 2029, it has emerged, a day after Transport for London announced plans for a new Superloop bus through the area. The government awarded £23 million to TfL in 2023 to develop the system between Woolwich, Thamesmead and Abbey Wood, similar to […]
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Pull your socks up, TfL told over eyesore Woolwich Arsenal DLR sites
A Greenwich councillor has told Transport for London to “pull its socks up” over eyesore sites next to Woolwich Arsenal station that remain disused 16 years after the Docklands Light Railway extension was built. Sam Littlewood, who represents Woolwich Arsenal, made the comments when TfL representatives appeared at a transport scrutiny panel last Thursday. The […]
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Lewisham set for Superloop bus as BL1 consultation opens
Lewisham is all set to join the Superloop network after Transport for London launched a consultation into a fast bus to follow the route of the planned Bakerloo Line extension. The BL1 “Bakerloop” bus would run between Waterloo and Lewisham via the Old Kent Road. On the way, it would stop at the Elephant & […]
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Blackwall Tunnel and Silvertown Tunnel tolls signed off by TfL’s board
The tolls for the Silvertown Tunnel and Blackwall Tunnel have finally been confirmed – with car drivers expected to pay up to £4 from when the new crossing opens in the spring. Transport for London’s board signed off the charges at a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday morning. The tolls are broadly the same […]
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TfL contactless refunds back online after being hit by cyber attack
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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