Parts of the South Circular Road, A2 and A20 in southeast London will have 20mph speed limits put on them in the coming months – including at a notorious junction where locals have campaigned for safety improvements. Transport for London, which controls the capital’s major roads, is imposing the limits on 65km of roads in […]
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Software bugs are holding up Elizabeth Line services, TfL says
Software bugs that are blighting journeys on the Elizabeth Line will continue to affect services until they can be ironed out, Transport for London has warned. The line’s core section between Abbey Wood and Paddington was closed over Easter to upgrade the software used in its signalling system to allow more trains to run at […]
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TfL releases more details about SE London’s new Superloop buses
More details of Transport for London’s Superloop services around outer London have been released today as it begins a consultation into how the first new service should operate. The £6 million project was announced a month ago and includes two new services in SE London – one from Bexleyheath to Bromley and another from Bromley […]
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Superloop fast buses should link Eltham and Woolwich, Greenwich Council says
Updated story: Greenwich Council says it will be lobbying for a Woolwich to Eltham route to be included in London mayor Sadiq Khan’s new express bus network, after a link to the Elizabeth Line in SE London was left out of the package. Today’s announcement of the Superloop network includes a mix of new, existing […]
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TfL set to beat Greenwich to 20mph speed limit at notorious junction
A dangerous junction at the foot of Shooters Hill is in line for a 20mph speed limit – but only on the South Circular Road. Transport for London has begun consulting on plans to slow traffic on many of the roads it controls in south London. The stretch of the South Circular from the Woolwich […]
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TfL strikes cut-price sponsorship deal for Greenwich cable car
Transport for London has finally found a new sponsor for the London Cable Car on the Greenwich Peninsula – but will be earning far less from the deal than it received from Emirates. The technology company IFS will have its name on gondolas, stations, signs and the Tube map from next month. The company is […]
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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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Central London buses could move to outer London as 18% cuts loom
The opening of the Elizabeth Line next week could lead to some central London bus services being axed to satisfy demand in outer London as Transport for London contemplates a scenario of “managed decline” with a lack of funding from the government, Sadiq Khan has said. Khan suggested that resources could be moved from central […]
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