Transport bosses across Britain are bracing for a surge in passengers on Monday morning if Boris Johnson encourages workers to start returning to work. Emergency planners have already been warned London‘s transport system could be overwhelmed by demand when the coronavirus lockdown is eased in some form. And there are mounting fears over a sudden … Read more
Sadiq Khan has used the coronavirus lockdown to roll out a drastic new layout of the Capital’s roads as he warned there will be ‘no swift return to normal’ across the transport network. The Mayor of London and TfL have today unveiled their ‘London Streetspace’ programme which will transform London’s streets to accommodate a possible ten-fold … Read more
Sadiq Khan is at the mercy of militant unions which are threatening to use the coronavirus crisis to demand a new deal for workers – amid warnings London‘s transport network will be buckle under the pressure once the lockdown eases. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash – who represents Tube workers – today wrote a column … 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
Air filters are going be installed on buses in a bid to protect drivers, it has been revealed today. The technology will be installed on 100 London buses which are used to take ferry patients to and from hospitals, according to The Times. The AirBubbl air filtration system supplied by technology company AirLabs can remove … Read more
Ministers were under mounting pressure on Friday night to encourage Britons to wear face masks as part of a staged plan to get the country back to work. London mayor Sadiq Khan urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus. He was supported by former Health Secretary … Read more
A NHS nurse today claimed his commute to work is getting ‘increasingly dangerous’ as he still faces crowded London Underground trains with Britain entering its fourth week of lockdown. Michael Underwood slammed Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan and compared his journey to ‘jumping off a cliff. Commuters were pictured piling onto Tube trains … Read more