Tag: transport
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717s
Great Northern, who operate the trains on my daily commute, have just introduced some brand new Class 717 rains. These have been long in the coming, but various issues have meant that they’ve come into service a few months after they were initially expected to. In fact, they’ve been running a limited service for a…
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U-Turns in Pancras Road
Note: This is aimed particularly at anyone who cycles in central London and travels near either King’s Cross or St Pancras stations. Everyone else? As you were. Unless you work for Camden Council… While tube maps show King’s Cross St Pancras as a single station, anyone who visits will know that there are actually two…
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On Uber in London
(Note: This mostly comes from something I wrote on Facebook. So I thought I may as well broaden it out and publish it here.) TFL has decided it will not award an operator licence to Uber from 30 September. In essence, it is saying that Uber must cease operations in London. TfL has today informed…
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Tube Strike Day
An all-out London tube strike seems to be quite a rare thing these days. While individual lines can be affected, or a percentage of services disrupted, the full network doesn’t go down all that often. But today is one of those days when nearly the entire network has stopped working. For many it’s a question…
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Rail Fares: Who’d Benefit From Cutting Them?
Today, most of the country went back to work, or at least began to return judging by the generally quiet commute I had today. But a new year means new rail fares. Or more to the point increased rail fares. It’s always worth noting that it’s UK Government policy to reduce rail subsidies. Like most…