Articles tagged ‘London Underground’
Heathrow Airport transportation
By Chris | April 29th, 2008 |
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Heathrow is Britain’s biggest and the world’s busiest international airport, and is located about 14 miles to the west of central London in the Borough of Hillingdon. Heathrow is still expanding with a new Terminal 5 opening in March 2008 and a third runway and possible sixth terminal under discussion.
There are a number of [...]
London travel disruption
By Chris | March 28th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
It took years of political wrangling and £4.3 billion to build but when Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 open for business on Thursday it was supposed to be the ultimate passenger experience for British Airways customers. Smooth, efficient, comfortable, with none of the hassles, delays and lost baggage that have plagued BA this last few [...]
London News 03.12
By Chris | March 12th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
* Passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick face new landing fee charges, up to £20 a flight, to pay airport owner BAA’s debt. EveningStandard
* Government debating whether to make schoolchildren swear allegiance to the Queen. SkyNews
* Survey of tourists says London is Europe’s dirtiest and most expensive city. DailyMail
* London Underground workers vote to go on [...]
Tube platform markings
By Chris | February 22nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
There are two related stories in the news today regarding the London Underground Tube system. The first in the Evening Standard concerns figures released under the Freedom of Information Act that show that at least one Tube station a week was forced to close last year due to overcrowding.
Stations that tourists and visitors use [...]
British Transport Police launch Operation Blitzen
By Chris | December 13th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Christmas is one of the busiest party times of the year in London with people crowding into the centre of town to enjoy the season with friends or to have a big night out with work colleagues.
The British Transport Police have launched Operation Blitzen on the London Underground, a high visibility campaign to target [...]
Free Posters from London Underground
By Chris | November 22nd, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Between 26-30 November London Undergound is giving away 125,000 limited edition, specially commissioned posters designed by leading contemporary artists to celebrate the start of Art on the Underground. They’ll be handed out during morning and evening rush hour at King’s Cross, Victoria, Waterloo, Paddington and Liverpool Street Stations. 25,000 of each poster have been produced [...]
Take your paper with you
By Chris | June 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
As usual when the public benefits from something free there’s always a bunch of killjoys just around the corner waiting to complain about it. This time its green campaigners having a whine about the free newspapers such as Metro, LondonLite and the londonpaper that are handed out at most of the central Underground stations.
A group [...]
These boots are made for…..hanging upside down on the Tube?
By Chris | April 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
London Underground is not too impressed with Dutch designer Eelko Moorer. He’s designed a pair of boots that have a slot carved into the heel so that passengers on the Tube can hang upside down from the handrails.
His idea that ‘I like to make objects that give the user a sense of release, to experience [...]
Daily Dose 01.23
By Chris | January 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* British Airways cabin crews could start their three day strikes next week.(DailyMail)
* British Pound at its strongest against US dollar for 14 years. Will it mean this summer’s tourist figures will take a big hit?(Guardian)
* The Office of the Rail Regulator says if a train’s overcrowded when it has a crash it has ‘ [...]
Daily Dose 01.18
By Chris | January 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* London Underground staff to vote on striking over pay. ‘They’re all lazy ******* ******* *****’.(BBCNews)
* Transport for London admits next months Congestion Charge Zone expansion will make traffic worse. Oh great, its going to create a bigger mess but we’re still going to do it. (EveningStandard)
* Overseas rights deal brings the Premiership’s current income [...]
