Proposals to boost the capacity of Holborn Tube station have been supported by 98% of respondents to a consultation by Transport for London (TfL). The same consultation found 96% or respondents also backed TfL’s specific plans. Holborn is one of the busiest Underground stations on the network, with around 56 million customers using it each year. Users of the station […]
Read moreThis is an issue I have been pursuing vigorously with TfL and I think I have got to the bottom of what has caused the relatively recent problems affecting people who had no noise issues for many years before. It is a combination of factors. Firstly, TfL renewed the track, replacing the old wooden sleepers with concrete; and the rails […]
Read moreA group of Labour Councillors and the local London Assembly Member have written to Barnet Council seeking to ensure that the new Thameslink Station at Brent Cross West will be fully accessible and step-free for wheelchair users. In a joint letter from London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore, Barnet Councillor Anne Clarke and Camden Councillor Lorna Russell, the three called for […]
Read moreRoute 13 We can confirm that the current operator has been penalised for the performance of this route. We will continue to work closely with them to improve the management of the route regarding roadworks and other disruptions. Route 384: Alston Road, High Barnet Our Operations Manager instructed the team of Traffic Controllers to increase patrols of the area. they […]
Read moreDear editor, The chaotic introduction of the Thameslink and Great Northern new commuter routes timetable shows just how much an already bad service can get even worse. In the meantime Conservative MP Mr Offord, the Chair of the Thameslink All Party Parliamentary Group, has strangely kept his head well down. This is also the MP who welcomed the award of […]
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