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The DfT Speak On Crossrail
The DfT – and more specifically new Transport Secretary Phil Hammond – appear to have thrown their weight behind Crossrail ahead of the upcoming “emergency budget,” suggesting that Government cuts to the project are less …
Continue readingIn Pictures: The Old Lift Passage at Notting Hill Gate
The lifts were removed from Notting Hill Gate station when it was redeveloped at the end of the 1950s. The old passage to the lifts themselves, however, still exists (although it is now not accessible …
Continue readingIn Pictures: Sinking Shafts at Kings Cross
With the scale of works such as Crossrail and the high-technology and machinery involved, it’s easy to forget that working on the Undergound sometimes requires a different approach. Both maintenance and new-build work on the …
Continue readingOrbital Links at the Transport Committee
One in five Londoners now lives within 15 minutes’ walk of a London Overground station.Orbital Links are examined by the London Assembly Transport Committee. On the 26th May 2010, the London Assembly Transport Committee chaired …
Continue readingThe TfL/Travelwatch South London Line Study
Since last year, a TfL/Travelwatch joint study into possible replacements for the South London Line has been underway. The Line itself is due to disappear in 2012 in order to pave the way for required …
Continue readingCrossrail at Woolwich
There was a short debate last Thursday in the House of Commons on the topic of Crossrail – of which there have been many rumours, usually denied, of cost cutting plans of around a third …
Continue readingReopening of the North London Line
With the East London Line up and running, here’s an update on the reopening of the North London Line from the Barking-Gospel Oak Line User Group… The running lines were handed back at about 18:00 …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Five: And The Rest
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Mayoral achievements. TfL …
Continue readingCrossrail & Thameslink Budgets Under The Hammer?
Building Magazine reported this week that the government is considering cuts to Crossrail totalling £5 billion — almost a third of the project’s total £15.9 billion budget — in a worst-case scenario. Possible cuts include …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Four: White Lines
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Congestion Charge and …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Three: On The Buses
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Those new buses. …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Two: …And Overground
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Crossrail. The East …
Continue readingLondon Assembly Transport Committee – upgrade deadlines, Tube Lines purchase & East London Line problems
(A brief note on the highlights from today’s meeting of the Transport Committee, where London Underground MD Mike Brown answered questions on recent PPP developments.) Firstly: with Jubilee Line upgrades already delayed, Mr Brown said …
Continue readingMayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part One: Going Underground
(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited/combined for brevity. If any notable questions or responses are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update. More posts to follow …
Continue readingNo Eurostar at Stratford International?
According to the BBC, Eurostar has declined to run services from the new £210 million Stratford International station. A Freedom of Information request uncovered minutes from a DfT meeting in January noting this – although …
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