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TfL to raise congestion charge by 30% as part of £1.6bn bailout deal
Transport for London is to raise the congestion charge by 30%, temporarily stop free travel for children and charge over-60s to travel at peak times after securing a £1.6bn bailout from the government.
Saturday, 16 May 2020
Financial Times
- TfL rescue package fuels City Hall feudRow over bailout reignites tensions between government and London’s local authority.
The Guardian
- TfL to raise congestion charge by 30% as part of £1.6bn bailout dealTransport for London is to raise the congestion charge by 30%, temporarily stop free travel for children and charge over-60s to travel at peak times after securing a £1.6bn bailout from the government.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Re-opening rail route would link Bradford to HS2 - meeting hearsTRANSPORT bosses have discussed proposals to re-open a stretch of rail line that could boost Bradford rail links.
London Evening Standard
- Train operator to ban passengers travelling without booking to help enforce social distancingA train operator will stop passengers from travelling without a reservation to help enforce social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Bucks Free Press
- Rail trespassing increases by 25 per cent during UK lockdown - Network Rail confirms A safety alert has been issued after new figures revealed a 25 per cent increase of rail trespassing during the UK lockdown.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Greater Anglia says farewell to last electric passenger locomotivesThe last five electric locomotives that powered Intercity trains in East Anglia for more than 15 years have left the region for a new life pulling freight trains around the country.
Leeds Live
- Leeds train line closed next weekend for Platform Zero worksThere will be a bus replacement for railway passengers
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfL to receive £1.9bn bailout from Government Since lockdown began Transport for London has continued to run services to provide transport for key workers or for anyone needing to carry out an essential journey. Despite this, due to lockdown measures, passenger demand has fallen, with a 95% reduction in journeys on the London Underground....
Railnews
- New controls on trains to achieve social distancing West Coast Main Line intercity operator Avanti West Coast is one of several operators introducing controls on their trains to achieve social distancing. The most obvious change on Avanti West Coast is that passengers are being urged to reserve their seats and buy tickets online in advance, although Railnews understands that around 25 per cent of capacity will be kept free for last-minute travellers. However, Avanti has emphasised that such travellers are taking a risk, because they might not be allowed to board the first train. Chiltern Railways is also advising passengers to book ahead, whil...
- Government yields and bails out TfL with up to £1.9bn Calls for a financial rescue at Transport for London have been accepted by the Government which is making up to £1.9 billion available, although around £500 million will be a loan rather than a grant. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan had warned that TfL was now so short of money that some services would have to be withdrawn, in spite of the plan to improve them from Monday to cater for an increase in commuters resulting from an easing of lockdown restrictions. TfL had also pointed out that its revenues had plunged, with Underground journeys down by 95 per cent. The organisation recently furloug...
- RMT threatens strike over government™s ˜austerity™ TfL deal More details have emerged of the terms of the Government™s £1.9 billion rescue deal for Transport for London. The RMT has been angered by the implications, and is threatening industrial action, while the Mayor has admitted that it is not the deal he wanted. The Department for Transport has agreed a grant of just over £1 billion plus a loan of £505 million. but in return the DfT will take part in the management of TfL, saying: ˜To put TfL on a sustainable footing for the longer term and help safeguard its future, the mayor has agreed that the government will carry out an immediate and broad-ra...
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