Face coverings are to be made compulsory on public transport from June 15 to help quell coronavirus, Grant Shapps announced tonight. The Transport Secretary unveiled the news at the Downing Street briefing this evening, saying makeshift masks can play a part in reducing the spread. Mr Shapps said the ‘challenges’ for the network were ‘increasing’ … Read more
Andy Byford (above) has been appointed Transport for London boss, it was announced today A former head of New York’s public transport system will be London’s next transport commissioner. Andy Byford’s appointment was confirmed by the capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan and the board of Transport for London (TfL) and he will start on June 29. … Read more
Roads, railways, buses and trams are to receive a £283 million funding boost and half a million bike repair vouchers will be made available as part of plans to get Britain moving again during the coronavirus crisis. The Transport Secretary said today the cash injection, divided into £254m for buses and £29m for trams and … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been spotted out cycling in the capital today, closely followed by his security team in a £300,000 armoured car – as commuters were last week told to ditch public transport. Mr Khan, wearing a blue face mask and grey helmet, is pictured taking advantage of the balmy weather to cycle … Read more
Fury as British Transport Police chief makes 480-MILE round trip from Glasgow to second home in Yorkshire during lockdown Chief Superintendent Eddie Wylie twice returned to his family home in Yorkshire Travelled between the home and a rented flat in Glasgow, the force confirmed Chief Superintend Wylie travelled between March 21 and May 13 But … Read more
London mayor Sadiq Khan says he will create one of the world’s largest car-free areas of any capital city by closing swathes of central London to motorists. Mr Khan and Transport for London today announced the London Streetspace programme, which will transform the capital’s streets to have a focus on walking and cycling as people … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more
Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger jet that was operated until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 (1,354 mph or 2,180 k per hour at cruise altitude) and could seat 92 to 128 passengers. It was first flown in 1969, but needed further tests to establish … Read more
Sadiq Khan has said Transport for London could run out of money by the end of the month due to falling passenger numbers across the network. The Mayor of London last night revealed there had been a 95 per cent reduction in Tube use and an 85 per cent fall in numbers on buses following … Read more
Transport bosses are bracing for war with unions to get London Tubes and buses back up and running to full capacity when the coronavirus lockdown is finally lifted. Train drivers union Aslef and Unite have been called for assurances on driver safety after the death of 26 Tfl workers from Covid-19. But ‘frightened’ passengers are also demanding … Read more