Metro Travel News Pages 2015

Main article on the development of the cycle network across London, including Cycle Superhighways and Quietways. Also includes articles on voting for the Transport Design Icon and on a Twitter Q&A with the Piccadilly Line Manager.

Main article asking commuters to check online for latest travel information during 24 hour bus strike. Also includes article on new hall at Tottenham Court Road.

Main article on making the most of the school holidays by exploring the capital with children. Includes article on TfL's response to Trade Unions wanting more pay.

Main article on TfL's investment in hybrid technology. Also includes articles on an update to the Santander Cycles App, on children deabting Women in Transport at the House of Commons, and on the Annual London Travel Survey.

Main article on cycling in the winter.

Main article on iconic mosaic work from Tottenham Court Road station is to be restored by students at the Edinburgh College of Art.

Main article on things to do in the areas surrounding Lewisham and Straford stations on the DLR. Also includes article on Finsbury Park works update.

Main article on the ‘Games-style’ approach to keep London’s traffic flowing. Also includes articles on tweeting iconic roundel, and more gates at Liverpool Street tube.

Main article advising students returning to college and university on how to save money travelling in London. Also includes article on travel information in London.

Main article on the conclusion of the Aviva Tour of Britain, including time and travel warnings. Also includes article on the completion of the Hammersmith flyover roadworks.

Main article on the Customer Service Team. Also includes article on the Penny for London charitable initiative.

Main article on part closures on the Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Overground lines and London Trams. Also includes articles on closure of Royal Oak Station.

Main article on 300 acres of TfL land being used to create over 10,000 new homes in London. Also includes articles on Contactless payments at Hertford East Station, and on road traffic information in London.

Main article on more commuters than ever able to connect to the internet as they travel on the Tube.

Main article on the winner of TfL's Travel Better London poetry competition. Also includes articles on temporary entrance at Moorgate Station and a Twitter question and answer with transport managers.

Main article on the Easter programme of improvements and maintenance on London’s road and public transport network was completed with thousands of staff and contractors working over the holiday break. Also includes articles on Vaisakhi Festival.

Main article on London’s iconic red buses have come a long way since their introduction to our roads in the 19th century.

Main article on part closures on the Victoria, London Overground and London Trams.

Main article on looking for something unusual to buy your loved ones this Christmas.

Main article on world-class athletics and unrivalled arts taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.

Main article on cracking down on illegal and unbooked minicabs across the capital. Also includes article on new Routemaster for Route 159.

Main article on a consultation on a proposed tunnel linking Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks. Also includes articles on Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square and on road traffic information in London.

Main article on cycle training sessions offered by local boroughs. Also includes article on travel apps and article on transport transparency.

Main article on the first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) launch in the capital in 2020. Also includes article on applying online for your Zip photocard.

Main article on Routemaster bus sculptures on show at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Also includes article on family fun at London Transport Museum and tube improvements - post weekend update.

Main article on Halloween events happening across London. Also includes article on the High Court ruling that smartphones are not taximeters.

Main article on the line up for this year’s Totally Thames festival has been unveiled, bringing family fun, arts and culture to the capital.

Main article on a TfL Public Consultation on the extension of the London Overground to Barking Riverside. Also includes articles on taking part in London Tree Week and on modernisations to taxi and private hire licensing.

Main article on the production of 'Mr. Men in London' through the collaboration of Mr. Men and TfL, and events being held at London Transport Museum. Also includes article on new unifroms for TfL station staff.

Main article on marks the tenth anniversary of the London 7/7 bombings when 52 innocent people lost their lives and many more were injured.

Main article on TfL measures it will put in place to help keep the capital moving during today’s strike by the ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite unions.

Main article on open applications for more than 140 apprenticeship places. Also includes article on changes to step-free access at London Bridge tube.

Main article on how research by KPMG suggests Crossrail 2 could drive growth in jobs and homes and add billions of pounds to the UK economy. Also includes articles on the Penny for London scheme via Contactless, and on road traffic information in London.

Main article on part closure on Circle, Hammersmith & City, London Overground and London Trams. Also includes articles on completed tunnelling at Bond Street, on TfL Visitor centres, and on late night opening of the Emirates Air Line cable car.

Main article on customers using St Paul’s Tube station are the first to benefit from a pioneering fan chiller system which blows cool air on to the eastbound Central line platform. Includes article on poster guide tour.

Main article on part closures on the District, Jubilee, and Overground lines. Also includes articles on temporary closure of Emirates Air Line cable car, and advising customers to visit the ends of Metropolitan line.

Main article on Hammersmith flyover was closed to westbound traffic over the next two weekends while carriageway repairs are carried out. Also includes articles of traffic information in London.

Main article on part closures on the Central, District, London Overground and London Trams.

Main article on redecoration of DLR train carriage in rainbow colours in celebration of Pride in London festival. Also includes article on taxi fare payments change and new team taking action against unsafe HGVs.

Main article on people being asked for their views on Crossrail 2. Also includes articles on Route 149 getting new routemasters, guided art and poster tour at the London Transport Museum Acton Depot, and road traffic information in London.

Main article on celebrating the designs used ion London transport over the last 150 years. Includes article on Old Street station hosting a small pop-up shop.

Main article on part closures on the District, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee, and Overground lines. Also includes article on step free access at London Bridge tube and changes to services at Covent Garden Station.

Main article on open weekend at the London Transport Museum's Acton Depot. Also includes article on TfL helping young people into work and an image of sculptures in the Thames by Nine Elms.

Main article on part closures on the Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, and Overground lines. Also includes article on safer cycling in the capital and RMT members urged not to strike.

Main article on Better London Travel poetry competition. Also includes article on roll out of tablets to mobile staff as part of modernisation strategy.

Main article on looking for something unusual to buy your loved ones this Christmas.

Main article on Spring being the perfect time to join the record number of passengers travelling on the river.

Main article on lots of fantastic festive events happening across the city.

Main article on the City of London and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames have become the first two boroughs in the capital where every bus stop is fully accessible. Includes article on new interchange that connects two stations in Hackney.

Main article on part closures on the district, Hammersmith, Jubilee, Metropolitan, London Overground and London Tram. Includes articles on Whitechapel station preparing for Cross-Rail and step-free access changes at Finsbury Central.

Main article on visiting the London Transport Museum during half term. Also includes articles on a selection of new poems on the Underground, and a Twitter Q&A about TfL Rail.

Main article on part closures on the Bakerloo, Central, Overground Lines. Also includes article on travelling during the London Marathon and on Canada Water sponsored name change to Buxton Water.

Main article on part closures on the Circle, District, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway lines and London Trams. Also includes articles on working towards a better tube, London ready for the Rugby World Cup and weekend events that may affect travel.

Main article on two weeks left to have your say on proposed changes to the way taxi and private hire vehicles are licensed ahead of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) planned for 2020. Includes article on mixing cycles with science.

Main article on free walking tours available during the TfL Autumn Amble Weekend. Also includes article on the end of the Totally Thames festival.

Main article on TFL 20mph pilot speed limits at eight locations in central London in a move to increase road safety in the capital. Also includes article on Bus Strop accessability going up by 50 per cent.

Main article on TfL has published travel advice for customers, should this week’s planned strikes by some of the trade unions proceed.. Includes article on bigger buses for busier bus routes.

Main article on celebrity voices being used to encourage people to buy poppies for the Poppy Day Appeal. Also includes articles on London Transport Museum during the Museums at Night Festival, and Kylie Minogue switching on the Oxford Street Christmas lights.

Main article on Epsom Bus Garage's annual open day. Also includes article on Birthday Honours recognition of TfL's head of OUTbound, TfL's LGBT staff networking group.

Main article on plans to extend the Bakerloo line in south London received overwhelming support at public consultation. Also including articles on the new kids zone at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden Piazza.

Main article on the ASLEF, RMT, Unite and TSSA Unions planning industrial action on the London Underground on that week. Includes article on outside places to visit in the summer.

Main article on part and station closures on the Central, Northern and Overground lines. Also includes articles on escalator refurbishment at Brixton, changes to services at London Bridge and potential bus strike.

Main article marking the 100 years since women took roles in the transport industry traditionally held by men who had gone off to fight in the First World War. Also includes article on top tiles saved at Tottenham Court Road Station.

Main article on music commissions celebrating the Victoria Line has be launched by the Art on the Underground. Including article on remembrance of 7/7.

Main article with travel advice for commuters affected by potential bus strike. Also includes update on Vauxhall Tube upgrade and beat the January blues with a trip on the Thames.

Main article on destinations with the best panoramic view of London.

Main article on part closure on District, Hammersmith & City, Northern, London Underground, London Trams and TfL Rail. Also includes articles on events affecting travel, on travelling during the Rugby World Cup and on railway line replaced on the Hammersmith & City line.