After a pensioner was crushed to death by trains, a coroner wrote to Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, expressing concerns about safety on the tube. Brian Mitchell died on the Jubilee Line at London Underground station Stratford in East London on Boxing Day afternoon in 2023. An inquest heard the 72-year-old was seen on CCTV gettingContinue reading “Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan”
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Pensioners Could Lose Free Tube Travel Perk
Pensioners could lose their free London Underground travel perk as costs for the freebie soar to £372 million. Freedom Passes reduce daily expenses for millions of people in the capital by enabling pensioners to utilise London’s whole transport system at no cost. The scheme has always included Underground and Overground travel, but London Councils – the bodyContinue reading “Pensioners Could Lose Free Tube Travel Perk”
Tube Passenger Kicks Out Train Window
A shirtless man booted through the window of a London tube before walking away after passengers were allegedly “stuck” on board. The man is seen kicking the glass three times until it finally breaks onto the platform at Euston station in footage that has gone viral on social media. The man then climbs through theContinue reading “Tube Passenger Kicks Out Train Window”
Week-Long Strike Could Halt Tube Network
When Tube employees go on strike for seven days next month, commuters are bracing for transport disruption. In a disagreement over wages and working conditions, London Underground employees will go on strike several times next month, according to the RMT union. The workers will start the week-long strike on Friday, September 5. The union saidContinue reading “Week-Long Strike Could Halt Tube Network”
Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son
The mother of a disabled toddler captured the moment a bus driver left her at a bus stop when she couldn’t get her son on board. Charles, 2, was born with numerous problems and needs a ventilator, oxygen cylinder, suction machine and feeding pump 16 hours a day, all kept under his specialist chair. However,Continue reading “Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son”
Emergency System Fails Woman Punched On Tube
A woman who was attacked on a Tube train in central London has said she was then left standing on a platform for a “harrowing” 30 minutes because no one responded to the emergency calls she made from a help point. Sally Wynter said she had been left traumatised after being punched by a strangerContinue reading “Emergency System Fails Woman Punched On Tube”
It’s Not A Great Day For London’s Buses
London’s bus network was thrown into chaos as three buses were taken out of action by fire and crashes. Incredibly, one bus in Twickenham burst into flames before burning completely, and in Southall, the E5 to Perivale crashed into a bus stop on South Road, causing extensive damage. On the opposite side of London, onContinue reading “It’s Not A Great Day For London’s Buses”
As A Precaution, Electric Buses Are Taken Off The Roads After One Exploded On The School Run
Several electric buses have been removed from operation after last week’s school run in Wimbledon saw one catch fire. Commuters were swiftly evacuated after a huge blast ripped off the back off an Optare Metrodecker 1050 bus travelling from Mitcham to Raynes Park in South West London at 7.20 am on Friday, January 12. Consequently,Continue reading “As A Precaution, Electric Buses Are Taken Off The Roads After One Exploded On The School Run”
A New Blow To Sadiq Khan’s Ulez Expansion
A new blow to Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion has come from drivers of Dutch lorry companies claiming £6.5 million in fines were imposed illegally. In the first case of its kind concerning fines to foreign drivers, the truck companies have filed a judicial review against Transport for London in the High Court. If this caseContinue reading “A New Blow To Sadiq Khan’s Ulez Expansion”
Today Is Freedom (From Masks) Day!
Large numbers of shoppers and commuters have continued wearing masks despite a rift of COVID curbs in England including face coverings and vaccine passports being scrapped. Supermarkets and public transport operators are still demanding customers do the right thing and cover their faces despite COVID cases, hospitalisations and deaths all falling in the past 24Continue reading “Today Is Freedom (From Masks) Day!”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 