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Body found on underground "consistent with being hit by train" 
Posted on  12-11-2010 10:51:33 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

A body found on the tracks of the District Line at Bayswater is according to a British Transport Police statement "consistent with being hit by a train".

The police have said that the body was found at 02:25am Friday on the tracks at Bayswater ...


  
The new "Boris bus" unveiled, what a beauty! 
Posted on  11-11-2010 02:35:31 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  City Hall Desk

City Hall Desk

A life-size mock-up of the New Bus for London unveiled today has given Londoners the first glimpse of how the bus will look when it hits the streets in 2012.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, London’s Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy and the ...


  
Network Rail and Jarvis face criminal proceedings over Potters Bar 
Posted on  10-11-2010 01:07:47 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today started criminal proceedings against Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Jarvis Rail Limited for breaches of health and safety law which caused the Potters Bar derailment.


The prosecutions follow the conclusion of the inquest ...

 
RMT warn of Tube cuts at "London terror targets" 
Posted on  10-11-2010 11:13:33 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The RMT have increased tensions with Transport for London with new analysis by the trade unioon of the London Underground station job cuts, showing that major terrorist targets are right "in the front line of the proposed reductions in staffing numbers":


  
£10,000 fine after Tube barrier smashes commuters in face 
Posted on  06-11-2010 02:12:49 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  [email protected]

London Underground have been ordered to cough up nearly £10,000 after a protective barrier flew off a train carriage and hit commuters.

Three women at Mile End station where hit by the 30mph flying piece of canvass and wood, two in the face and one was left suffering from a ...


  
Brits split over heightened airport security 
Posted on  04-11-2010 05:25:11 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Annoying, unnecessary and intrusive or vital, safe and sensible - Brits are seemingly split on the high level of airport security.

A poll of 1,300 travellers by TripAdvisor, found that 49% are happy with current airport security measures and 51% feeling they’ve gone too far.

The holiday review site ran ...


  
Mayor slashes £13m from electric car project - Are they wanted? 
Posted on  04-11-2010 06:31:06 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Mayor Boris Johnson's aim to make London the electric car capital of Europe seems doomed after he slashed funding to the scheme.

Is it a smart move in austere times or another blow to Johnson's green credentials?

The Mayor will now contribute £7m (down from £20m) to a £60m ...


  
Growing anger towards City Hall at failure to deal with unions 
Posted on  03-11-2010 09:36:59 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Editorial

Editorial

Londoners are venting their anger towards City Hall, and the Mayors inability to resolve the dispute on the Underground, on another day of strikes which has effectively shut down the entire tube network, costing the London an economy £40 million.

"I want Boris Johnson ...

  
London prepares to grind to halt, again, RMT strike at 7pm tonight 
Posted on  02-11-2010 08:57:11 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Transport for London have issued a travel advisory to all commuters today that services on the entire London Underground network will be severely disrupted because of strike actions by the RMT and TSSA trade unions.

TFL on its website said today:

"The RMT ...


  
No tube service from 7pm Tuesday 
Posted on  01-11-2010 02:57:58 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

- Commuters advised to start and finish trips on time, strike hits tube

Travel Desk


Industrial relations on the London Underground have broken dowm with the RMT confirming that strike action by more than 11,000 members of RMT and TSSA, the two biggest unions on ...

 
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