Nightclubs may be left without smoke machines when they reopen because all of the dry ice will have been used to transport the coronavirus vaccine, a scientist has suggested. The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored at -70C (-94F), about four times colder than a household freezer, before it is given to patients to ensure … Read more
Social worker, 35, is awarded £13,900 in compensation from TfL after steel grab pole on Circle Line Tube train came loose and fell on top of her injuring her head, neck and back Emma Janny was hit by collapsing pole on the Circle Line in January 2018 Went to A&E with head and neck injuries and … Read more
Transport for London secures £1.8 billion bailout to keep it operating over winter as Sadiq Khan claims he succeeded in ‘killing off the very worst Government proposals’ Transport for London has secured a £1.8 billion bailout from the Government The agreement enables TfL to continue operating services until March 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan claimed … Read more
Nuclear engine designed for NASA could transport humans to Mars in just three months – cutting the current journey by more than half NASA is eyeing the 2030s for when it will send the first humans to Mars Mars is some 40 million miles from Earth, which should take seven months A Seattle firm is … Read more
Almost 500 people have been fined in London for not wearing face coverings on public transport. Passengers in Lambeth – which includes Waterloo Station – were the most common rulebreakers as 127 were caught between July and September. Westminster was a distant second place with 83 Fixed Penalty Notices in the same time frame, while Croydon had 61. … Read more
The government has threatened to take away mayor Sadiq Khan’s control of Transport for London unless he cuts costs and increases fares in return for a rescue package. The London mayor needs a £4.9bn settlement to bail out TfL for the next 18 months after passenger numbers collapsed and revenue crumbled as a result of the … Read more
Car seller Lookers says higher sales are due to Britons’ fears of travelling on public transport during the pandemic Over the first nine months of 2020, new car registrations plunged by a third Lookers sold more than 42,000 vehicles from July to the end of September The group’s delayed publishing of its 2019 results is … Read more
Bike vs car vs boat: Travel experts race across central London using three modes of Uber transport (and the winner may surprise you) The Points Guy UK travel site raced from Westminster Pier to Canary Wharf It’s a race reminiscent of Top Gear’s 2007 epic, in which the bicycle won The travel team rated each … Read more
Sales of electric bikes and scooters more than triple as commuters turn their backs on public transport, Halfords say More and more Brits try to avoid public transport and opt for a scooter Sales of e-bikes and scooters have tripled over the summer for car and cycling company Halfords have increased their sales of bikes … Read more
Commuters slam transport bosses over cancelled trains and lack of social distancing on London buses during Monday morning rush-hour Commuters tweet pictures of packed trains and busses as people head to work Roads also appeared busy this morning including M25 and the A40 in London It comes as train services are set to return to … Read more