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Mayor Drops "Later Trains at Weekends" Commitment

On 14 April 2010 By John Bull In Boris Johnson, London Underground

The Evening Standard reports that Mayor Johnson has now officially dropped his commitment to running the Tube later on Fridays and weekends, citing the ongoing upgrade works and union difficulties: “We are going through a …

Lost in the electoral maelstrom – The South London Line?

On 14 April 2010 By Mwmbwls In Boris Johnson, Overground, TfL

We have previously reported on the tangled political blame storm that has enmeshed the London Brighton and South Coast Railway’s South London Line. A “who said what?” row broke out between the Mayor of London …

ELL Services to begin 15th April

On 6 April 2010 By John Bull In ELL, Overground, Surrey Canal Road

London Reconnections understands that the ELL is likely to reopen to passengers on the 15th April. This will not be the full service – which will open on the previously announced 23rd May, but will …

In Pictures: Blackfriars Bridge Work

On 31 March 2010 By John Bull In Blackfriars, Construction projects, In Pictures

This month saw widening work on Blackfriars bridge, photos of which are below. The major lifting work had been completed and the new ribs on the eastern side are in place. At the time the …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: General Planning, Strategy and Finance

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Board meetings

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Mayor’s Transport Strategy The public and stakeholder consultation of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) closed on 12 January. In total, 5,579 responses were received …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Safety and Information

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Uncategorized

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Touting Since 1 August 2008, licensed private hire drivers convicted of taxi touting lose their licence for a minimum of one year. Their fitness …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Walking and Cycling

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Cycles

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Making Walking Count On 29 January, TfL unveiled a new West End walking route which has benefited from £2.4m of public realm improvements, funded …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Electric Cars and the Urban Environment

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Uncategorized

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Electric Vehicles On 25 February, £9.3m from the DfT’s ‘Plugged-in Places’ fund was announced for London. This funding, coupled with £5.6m from TfL and …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Crossrail

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Crossrail

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Sponsors Crossrail (CRL) has submitted to Sponsors a comprehensive update of the scope, schedule and costs of the project (the Initial Control Baseline or …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Road & Buses

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Buses, Roads

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Traffic Signal Timing Reviews Traffic signal timings are reviewed in order to reduce the time vehicles spend idling in queues, the number of stops …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The DLR & National Rail

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Board meetings, DLR, National Rail, Oyster

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] DLR: Three-Car Capacity Enhancement Project DLR operated its first three-car train in public service on 22 February, with the official launch by Kulveer Ranger …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Overground

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Overground, Rolling stock, Surrey Canal Road

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] [There are some interesting Surrey Canal Road points in here. Lewisham’s final report/approval paper is due at their next council meeting on the 14th …

TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Improving the Underground

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee line, London Underground, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Tube lines, Victoria line

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Visit by H.M. the Queen On 24 February, Richard Parry, Managing Director of London Underground (LU) hosted a visit by Her Majesty the Queen …

The Number 1 Railway Detective Agency

On 24 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In District line, London Underground, RAIB

The curious case of the trains that did not bump at tea time. Taken from the A406 Bridge this picture shows a District Line train on the line from Ealing Broadway to Hanger Lane Junction …

New TfL Fare Tables Online

On 23 March 2010 By John Bull In London Underground, National Rail, Oyster, TfL

TfL have reworked the Fares and Ticketing section of their website. The general layout and structuring has been reworked and a new single fare finder. Most importantly, at least for those mourning the loss of …