Articles tagged with "public transport"
Heathrow Airport transportation
By Chris | April 29th, 2008 |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... [Read this entry]
London travel tips for first time visitors
By Chris | April 1st, 2008 |Spring is here and travellers and tourists will soon be arriving in London in ever bigger numbers. For the first time visitor there’s a myriad of places to go and... [Read this entry]
London travel disruption
By Chris | March 28th, 2008 |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... [Read this entry]
Tube platform markings
By Chris | February 22nd, 2008 |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... [Read this entry]
Together for London
By Chris | January 30th, 2008 |TfL(Transport for London) have launched a new campaign to get users of buses, Tubes and trains in the capital to be a bit more respectful of other passengers. Together for... [Read this entry]
Safety on London Buses
By Chris | January 11th, 2008 |The London Assembly has released a new report on crime and passenger safety on London’s buses. The report called Crime and disorder on London’s buses states that crime rates are... [Read this entry]
The return of the Routemaster?
By Chris | December 19th, 2007 |Anybody who grew up or lived in London from the 1950s onwards will be familiar with the red Routemaster buses which soon after their introduction became one of the symbols... [Read this entry]
St Pancras International opens
By Chris | November 14th, 2007 |The first Eurostar service between the newly refurbished St Pancras Station and Gare du Nord in Paris took place today taking 2 hours 12 minutes to complete to the trip.... [Read this entry]
London News 10.30
By Chris | October 30th, 2007 |* Mayor freezes price of single fares on public transport in London, you know there’s an election coming. BBCNews
* Staff at BAA (British Airports Authority) voting on whether to... [Read this entry]
London News 10.16
By Chris | October 16th, 2007 |* British Airways 747 and SriLankan Airlines Airbus clip wings at Heathrow Airport. DailyMail
* London Mayor says public transport fares to rise to fund the Crossrail project. BBCNews
*... [Read this entry]
