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"Saftey faliure of highest order" - Tube disaster narrowly averted as runaway driverless train careers through six stations - Northern Line shutdown 
Posted on  13-08-2010 01:11:21 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  declan@thelondondailynews.com

A major disaster was narrowly averted on London Underground this morning when a driverless train careered through six stations.

The Charring Cross branch of the Northern Line remains suspended after an engineering train broke away at Archway at 5.25am.

For 13 terrifying minutes staff desperately ordered trains to ...


  
Travelers in limbo as Ealing travel company collapses 
Posted on  03-09-2010 01:23:54 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  declan@thelondondailynews.com

British tourists have been left in limbo and been forced to shell out twice for accommodation after the collapse of an Ealing owned travel company.

Barwell Travel ceased trading this week and was not a ABTA member meaning travelers money was not protected. The Chessington based firm claimed financial ...


  
Operation strike bust: Mayor's plans to beat Tube chaos 
Posted on  03-09-2010 11:27:28 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  declan@thelondondailynews.com

Mayor Boris Johnson has told Transport for London to "pull out all the stops" in his bid to thwart Tube strikes crippling the capital.

From 5pm Monday, 10,000 London Underground staff will walkout for 24 hours in a row over 800 ticket office job losses after talks at ...


  
Boris Bikes: No casual use until end of the year 
Posted on  02-09-2010 01:53:35 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  declan@thelondondailynews.com

London's cycle hire scheme will not be ready for casual use until the end of the year, according to the Mayor's staff.

Computer software problems and concerns that tens of thousands of extra cyclists a day could cause the system to collapse have forced transport chiefs to kick ...


  
Network Rail preempt Crossrail axe - "It can be cheaper" 
Posted on  02-09-2010 01:11:29 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  declan@thelondondailynews.com

Network Rail has attempted to head off any major cuts to the £16.5bn Crossrail project by promising to deliver the scheme cheaper and quicker.

It is widely assumed that Chancellor George Osborn will downgrade the East-West London rail link in his October spending review by 5%. Earlier this ...


  
Tube strikes to take place, London braced for a series of actions by unions 
Posted on  25-08-2010 01:33:38 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

1st strike set for 6 September others planned for Sunday October 3; Tuesday November 2, and Sunday November 28.

Travel Desk - 12:45pm


London's tube system will come to a standstill following a decision by the RMT and the TSSA  with "a rolling series ...


  
Business groups warn of "massive disruption" to London if tube strikes go ahead 
Posted on  24-08-2010 12:59:06 PM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The RMT is expected to announce a series of strikes on London's underground network with business groups already warning of "massive disruption" to the London economy.

The strikes organised to protest against job cuts are scheduled for the week beginning September 6, the day ...


  
British drivers warned over foreign driving risks 
Posted on  19-08-2010 01:11:44 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Almost 6.5 million British adults (14%) are planning to take their cars abroad over the next 12 months, according to new research(1) from Sainsbury's Car Insurance

Unsurprisingly, France is by far the most popular country for Brits planning to drive their cars ...


  
Greek resorts melt under record temperatures 41 degrees recorded in Athens 
Posted on  17-08-2010 01:45:53 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

British tourists planning on holidays to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey are being warned of a new "heat wave" seeing temperatures hit over 40 degree centigrade.

"The hottest days of the year" is how the Greek press are describing the new heat wave as a ...

  
Bumps in the road for Boris Bikes - No casual use until mid September 
Posted on  13-08-2010 12:52:18 PM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  declan@thelondondailynews.com

Casual use on London's £140m cycle hire scheme has been postponed once again as "teething problems" continue to hit the service.

Unregistered users will have to wait until mid September to swipe, pay and pick up a bike nearly two months since it was launched. 100,000 journeys have ...


  
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