• SW1 road closures coming soon

  By James_Mass at 11:20 on 15/03/11

  

  Road closures are planned in the coming weeks in SW1 with the first scheduled in for Saturday 26 March. The TUC March for the Alternative is going to start in Victoria Embankment and carry on through to Hyde Park. The march is a national demonstration against the government's cuts and is expected to be guarded by the protection of over 2,000 stewards. The atmosphere should be peaceful though with many marchers taking their families...

• Disastrous Two Days for London's Underground

  By James_Mass at 20:26 on 21/10/10

  

  Were you among the commuters caught up in the mess of the power failure in London's underground this week? Thousands of passengers had to evacuate their trains that had become stranded on the tracks in the pitch black. Around 2,000 people had to trek through the tunnels in order to get to safety. On Monday the Jubilee line's failure meant people were forced to walk for 20 minutes through the dark tunnels in order to reach...

• Underground Strike Affects Commuters

  By James_Mass at 20:10 on 08/09/10

  

  Yesterday proved to be a nightmare commute to work for many Londoners after the capital was hit by the 24-hour Underground strike. The Circle line was completely suspended, while the Jubilee, Bakerloo, District, Victoria, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Central, and Piccadilly lines all encountered part suspensions. The strikes by the RMT and TSSA unions came in response to the news that sweeping cuts were to be meted out to...

• Should the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging Zone be Scrapped?

  By James_Mass at 10:13 on 03/08/10

  

  Yesterday was the day of the consultation to discuss whether London mayor Boris Johnson would be scrapping the western extension of the congestion charging zone as originally planned. As outlined back in May Boris Johnson wanted to scrap the western extension as well as increase the daily charge for the remaining zone by £2, taking it from £8 to £10. Should the scrapping of the western extension go ahead, as...

• New Victoria Line Trains Have Proven To Be Disastrous

  By James_Mass at 11:00 on 28/07/10

  

  Another transport related story that caught the eye in yesterday's Evening Standard in which the new trains being used on the Victoria line have been slammed for making travelling a nightmare for commuters. Two major shutdowns in a week have condemned the new trains to being labelled as '23 times less reliable than the 43-year-old trains they are replacing'. The first new trains to feature in the London Underground for a decade...

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