Mayor Boris Johnson quizzed over London transport chaos
Boris Johnson suspends the congestion fill for one day and thanks Londoners who made it to work as public transport grinds to a halt.
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So, Boris is on celebration. Again. Just to let you know, i like Boris. I think he's funny, intelligent and great fun. But it seems like he's making ...
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Campaigners hit out at minister over high-speed rail "insults"
Campaigners hit out at churchman over high-speed rail "insults"Campaigners against the proposed new high-speed scold link from London to the north of England have hit back after being compared to Luddites by Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary. By Patrick Hennessy, Partisan Editor Mr Hammond used a newspaper Luddites are wrong over railwayFast rail link 'last choicest chance to tackle North-South divide'Yorkshire fights back against home counties' squiffy speed rail oppositionall 18 news articles »
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London's forgotten works on show
London's forgotten works on showA associate of staff walks past works of art from Transport for London's Lost Property Office at 'The Lost Assemblage' exhibition at the KK Outlet in central London, on June 10. 'The Lost Collection' is a unique offering of art that was left unclaimed Lost Art in London's UndergroundLost property is found art at new London showall 7 news articles »
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Lost property is found art at new London show
BBC Expos"The Lost Collection", as it's called, is drawn from the Ali Baba-style store rooms of the Transport for London (TfL), which runs the marvellous's transport network. Many of the 60 or so paintings, photographs and sketches on show are signed by the artist Assembly calls on Mayor to equipage road congestionMayor and TfL told to prioritise cycling and walking to beat London's jamsMayor urged to equipage congestion - -all 15 news articles »
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New talks over sacked Tube driver
Mr Brown is joining Mr Crow to "strongly urge" the union to withdraw planned strikes as the tribunal found that the function against Mr Thomas was not related to his union activities, a Transport for London (TfL) spokesman said. We cannot let this strike cripple LondonTube strikes called off as LU reinstates unfairly sacked driver£190m Tube and Crossrail escalator great amount up for grabsall 257 news articles »
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Thousands of foreigners snap up Olympics tickets meant for Brits
to profit from selling transport and facility packages for the games, in Stratford, east London. The arrangement is meant to ensure that each country taking part is given the occasion to send fans to London to cheer on their national team. and more »
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#Let go ROW The Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said he will sack the board of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) by Christmas if it does not cut off the bonus payment to chief executive Declan Collier. Following news that Collier is to be awarded and more »
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London could choke on fumes in 20 years, warns traffic report That is the word to the wise from the London Assembly at City Hall, in its Future of road congestion in London report. Action now is urged by the Assembly to release London from transport meltdown, as population grows by 1.3 million and an expected 750000 jobs get TfL told 'prioritise walking and cycling' to fustigate congestionLondon Mayor to Tackle Congestionall 3 news articles » |
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Why the onus to 'go green' is on companies and governments - for now Why the onus to 'go country-like' is on companies and governments - for nowThe strides in transport (where my particular interest lies) is evident. On a bad day, the air in London can be nauseating, cramped spaces and thousands of vehicles do not insist upon great bedfellows. Encouragingly, the wheels are in motion to combat the and more » |
Business case for HS2 London-Birmingham rail link questioned
BBC NewsThe superintendence has thrown its weight behind the link, which aims to transport passengers between London and Birmingham in 49 minutes in trains travelling at up to 225mph, after ruling out swelling at airports in the south-east. MPs ordered review of £32bn HS2Parliamentary report picks holes in HS2 concern caseHigh speed rail report shows 'uncertainty' over benefits -all 149 expos articles »
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Councils divided over impact of high speed rail
expressandstar.comTransport officials at Birmingham Big apple Council, who believe HS2 will deliver a huge boost to the economy by slashing journey times between London and the West Midlands, are privately dismayed at what they view as a lack of strategic thinking by Birmingham smart card scheme plans delayedall 4 news articles »
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