Articles tagged ‘Public Transport’
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 tips for first time visitors
By Chris | April 1st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 things to see once they get here especially if the trip is only short, maybe over an extended weekend. Here’s a quick look at some [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Together for London
By Chris | January 30th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 London aims to get people to cut down listening to music on public transport or at least tone down the volume, stop yakking loudly on [...]
Safety on London Buses
By Chris | January 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 higher than two years ago, at around 1 crime for every 50,000 passenger journeys, and makes a special metion on the levels of anti-social behaviour [...]
The return of the Routemaster?
By Chris | December 19th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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 synonymous with London for visitors or people thinking of travelling here.
Ken Livingstone the current London Mayor pulled the plug on the Routemaster in 2005 and [...]
St Pancras International opens
By Chris | November 14th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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. Waterloo had been Eurostar’s London base for the last 13 years but the move to St Pancras links Eusrostar to the recently completed £6billion High [...]
London News 10.30
By Chris | October 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* 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 strike during the busy Christmas period. Times
* England to bid to host 2018 football World Cup. BBCSport
London News 10.16
By Chris | October 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* 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
* Average pub lunch now costs £20 according to the Good Pub Guide. Guardian
