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London transport: Crossrail scheme approved.
British prime minister Gordon Brown has given the go-ahead to the
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Crackdown on blue badge fraud in London.
London councils and Transport for London (TfL) are to institute a database of lost or stolen blue badges, which give parking rights to disabled motorists. The move comes in response to an increase in...
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New Glasgow-London City air link.
British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer has announced a new four-flights-a-day service between Glasgow in Scotland and the Docklands London City airport. The service, offering fares starting from just...
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Stansted Airport to expand security search zone.
British Airports Authority (BAA) has announced plans to extend the security search areas at Stansted Airport, in order to speed up security procedures for passengers at the terminal. Additional luggag...
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New hybrid double-decker for London.
A 285,000 hybrid engine double-decker bus - the worlds first - is to go into service at the end of November on route 141 between Wood Green and London Bridge. The hybrid engine runs on a combination o...
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Overground rail network for London.
Transport for London (TfL) is to take over the running of the North London Railway in November 2007 as a first step towards the creation of a new Metro-style rail network for the capital. The London O...
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London Transports Oyster card goes international.
The electronic Oyster travel cards used by millions of London commuters to get around the city are to be made available to overseas visitors as well. An agreement between Transport for London and the...
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London mayor Ken Livingstons proposal to register cyclists and their bikes has infuriated cycling groups, who claim the law would go against the development of a more cycle-friendly urban environment....
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Thames fleet gets two new boats.
Londons Leisure River Services now have two new boats operating hop-on hop-off cruises along the Thames between Westminster and St Katharines Pier. The identical Dutch-built boats are owned by two sep...
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Victoria Underground station is to be the first to benefit from trials of an environmentally friendly groundwater cooling system involving the pumping of cold water through heat exchange units install...
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Heathrow night flights freeze.
The government has backed down on its proposal to increase the limit on the number of night flights landing at Heathrow following a campaign by residents, local MPs and pressure group Hacan Clearskies...
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Ten tube stations on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines have been refurbished as part of Transport for Londons five-year 10 billion upgrading scheme for the London Underground. The stations no...
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Transport for London (TfL) has organized a competition to promote safe cycling among children. The Cycle Safer Challenge is divided into three categories: designing a piece of cycle safety equipment,...
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As part of Transport for Londons 2012 Olympics expansion programme, a tunnel is being built under the River Thames linking Docklands Light Railway (DLR) King George V station to Woolwich town centre....
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5 billion are to be spent over the next year on improvements to the London Underground network. Around 50 stations, including Baker Street, Earls Court, Embankment, Kings Cross and Blackfriars station...
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Tube and bus fares increased for cash.
Transport for London (TfL) has raised the price of tickets on Londons tubes and buses but only for passengers paying cash. The idea is to encourage greater use of the pre-paid Oyster cards. Tube fares...
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The Jubilee underground line has reopened after a brief closure over the Christmas period for the introduction of a seventh carriage on all Jubilee line trains. With the extra carriages the line will...
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On 9 December 2005, Londons famous red Routemaster buses were finally decommissioned and taken off the city streets after 50 years of service. Two converted vehicles have been sent by London charity...
