Strike action is set to disrupt the reopening of Night Tube services on the Jubilee Line this weekend, a transport union has confirmed. All-night services will return to the Jubilee Line from Saturday night, having been suspended in March 2020 because of the pandemic. But there may be as few as three trains per hour […]
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Greenwich to Woolwich bus services to be halved from next weekend
Updated story: Bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich are set to be halved in frequency from May 14 as route 180 is diverted to North Greenwich instead of Lewisham, Transport for London has confirmed today. Plans for the cutback – part of a shake-up of services to coincide with the new Elizabeth Line – were […]
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TfL’s 2022 fare rises: Greenwich cable car tickets soar 25 per cent while bus users pay 10p more
Users of the London Cable Car from Greenwich Peninsula will be hit with fare hikes of up to 25 per cent next month as Transport for London struggles to balance its books. Bus passengers will pay 10p more per trip from March 1 – a 6.5 per cent increase to £1.65 – as part of […]
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We’ll target TfL’s advertisers, Woolwich Ferry strikers warn as they demand £30k
Striking staff at the Woolwich Ferry are threatening to target Transport for London’s advertisers if their demands for better pay and conditions are not met. The long-running dispute has seen services badly affected for weeks, adding to technical difficulties that have also taken boats out of service. Staff say workers are being victimised and that […]
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Safer cycling schemes at risk from ‘managed decline’ at TfL, campaigners warn
Cuts to cycling schemes in London as a result of TfL’s financial crisis would be “absolutely horrifying”, cycling activists have warned. Committee papers released on Wednesday evening revealed that TfL was facing huge cuts without long-term Government support, with London mayor Sadiq Khan having warned of a £1.3 billion gap in its capital investment and […]
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Extend DLR to Abbey Wood as well as Thamesmead, councillors tell TfL
Greenwich councillors have pressed Transport for London to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Abbey Wood as well as Thamesmead to help residents access new Crossrail services. TfL is hoping to extend the DLR to Thamesmead in the coming years, although plans are sketchy and have been held up by a lack of money following […]
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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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Your name here: TfL wants new sponsor for Greenwich Peninsula’s cable car
Transport for London is looking for a new sponsor for the London Cable Car, after the airline Emirates chose not to renew its 10-year deal to brand the crossing. The much-mocked link between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Victoria Dock, which has largely failed as a commuter link but became a hugely popular tourist attraction, […]
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