Transport for London

TfL Boss Bought Toy Buses For Boris On Expenses

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Politics

You wait ages for a toy bus to play with - and then four of them come along at once. The head of Transport for London has claimed £175 on expenses...

WATCH: 'Racist' Tube Rant Woman Sought By Police

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK

Police are hunting for a woman filmed during a vile racist rant while on a District Line train. The foul-mouthed commuter kept repeating: "‘If yo...

Boris Calls For 'Thatcherite Zeal' To Crackdown On Trade Unions

PA/ The Huffington Post | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK

Tories, including Boris Johnson, have demanded a clampdown on trade unions in a show of "Thatcherite zeal" aimed at stopping a wave of industrial unre...

Satnav Alerts Lorry Drivers When Approaching Cycling Black Spots

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK Tech

A new satnav will alert lorry drivers in London when they're approaching a cycling accident hotspot. The GPS device will inform professional driver...

Unused Oyster Cards Have £53m On Them, Says TfL

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK

Around £53m of passengers' money is wasted on unused Oyster cards, rising by £3m in the last year, latest figures show. Transport for London (TfL...

Crossrail Is Changing London

Gareth Johnson | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK
Gareth Johnson

While additional traffic may be good news for businesses, for the gays and lesbians that form the foundation of Soho's sense of community there is a danger that in this commuter boom Soho could lose its sense of place and identity.

Tube 'To Reinstate Original Mind The Gap Announcement So Widow Can Hear Her Late Husband’s Voice'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK

Hankies at the ready - the original recording which reminded London Underground passengers to “mind the gap” is reportedly being reinstated – so...

Jessica Elgot

'It's My Right To Be An Ex-Gay'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK

A Christian campaigner for gay “conversion” therapy who is taking Boris Johnson to the High Court for the right to advertise on London buses, has ...

Audrey Hepburn's Shocking TFL Commercial

Gemma Hurley | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Gemma Hurley

Audrey Hepburn's reanimated corpse stars in the latest Galaxy Chocolate commercial.

The Subway vs. The Tube: Which Is Better?

Corinne Purtill | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Corinne Purtill

The London Underground system turns 150 years old this month. In honor of this occasion, I'm publishing the results of a five-year independent study of the Tube and its 108-year-old American cousin, the New York City Subway.

Why We Should Care About the Tube's 150th Birthday

Mike W.T. Brown | Posted 13.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Mike W.T. Brown

This week marks 150 years since the very first Tube journeys took place between Paddington and Farringdon on the Metropolitan Railway. At a time when people had no electricity in their homes, inside toilets were a rarity and radio and television did not yet exist the Tube was a revolutionary blast of modernism.

Google Doodle Pays Tribute To London Tube

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Tech

Google has paid tribute to London's Tube by replacing its logo with an homage to the famous Underground map. The search giant made the switch to ce...

The Manhole That Ruined My Life (An Open Letter to TFL)

Michael Rundle | Posted 13.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Michael Rundle

It's like that old saying - if you find yourself outside in your pajamas in the rain with a tube of super glue in your hand staring maniacally at damaged road furniture, that's the first sign of madness.

A Good Day To Bury Bad News, Boris?

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK

Boris Johnson has chosen a good day to bury bad news. As news organisations were saturated with Barack Obama's re-election win, the Mayor of London...

London Underground Gets Plastered

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK

As you thunder through London, hundreds of feet below the ground, perusing a map, you may have noticed the White City is now adjacent to Shepherd’s ...

TFL's Message To Apple Maps Users

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK Tech

Talk about kicking someone when they're down. Apple has received yet more criticism of its iOS 6 Maps app - this time from Transport For London. ...

David Cameron Joins Mass Exodus As Athletes Fly Home

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK

Heathrow is braced for one of its busiest days in history, opening a new terminal to deal with the challenge of getting thousands of Olympic athletes ...

The Road To Nowhere: Almost 2,500 Drivers Stung By Games Lanes

PA | Posted 08.08.2012 | UK

Almost 2,500 drivers have been fined £130 for using the Olympic Games Lanes, transport chiefs said on Wednesday. The 30 miles (48km) of lanes, use...

Fire Alert Halts Main Olympic Tube Line

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.07.2012 | UK

Services on a key transport route to the Olympic Park were suspended on Tuesday after a fire alert. The problem meant no trains were running on a s...

ON...London Welcomes the World - It's Boris's 'BIG ONE'

Martin Treanor | Posted 26.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Martin Treanor

So it's Friday 27th July 2012 and, after 7 years of exhausting preparations, London is welcoming the world. For my part, I'm standing at Charing Cros...

Use The Tube! Heathrow Express Suspended On Busiest Day Of Airport's History

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK

The Heathrow Express was suspended on the busiest day in the London airport's history - after a fire close to the train track. Tens of thousands of...

No Space on Westbound Platform at London 2012 Olympics Station - Hackney Wick.

Jennette Arnold | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK
Jennette Arnold

What is a "relatively simple arrangement" for the Mayor of London and the Transport Commissioner for London, amounts to severe transport disruption for many of my constituents living in Hackney Wick, a ward abutting the London 2012 Olympics Village.

PHOTOS: London Police Trick Con Men With Double Decker Bus

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.06.2012 | UK

Police in London staged a cunning operation on Thursday, using a London bus to sneak up on Westminster Bridge con artists unawares. Undercover offi...

80 London Tube Stations To Get Free WiFi By July

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Tech

The first 80 Tube stations to receive free WiFi access have been announced. Virgin Media will enable the free wireless access by the end of July. ...

Game Changer? How the Olympics Could Help Us Re-Think the Way We Work

Caroline Davey | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Caroline Davey

The countdown to the Olympics has begun. Stadiums complete, torch relay under way, and plans to ease the impact on London's workforce being rolled out at speed.