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Man killed by train at Hither Green Station
Pic: Andrew Plumb A man has been killed by a train at Hither Green station after witnesses saw him arguing with a woman on the tracks. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service were called to the...
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Boris bikes extended to Tower Hamlets
Pic: Richard Croft A major extension of the ‘Boris bike’ scheme was launched today in east London. Another 2,300 bikes and 4,800 docking points were added to the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, which has...
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Councils object to Olympic transport plans
The Olympic logo at St Pancras station pic: John Dickins, flickr Hackney Council has objected to plans for the new Olympic Route Network, following concerns over its impact on local traffic and...
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London’s Big Ride sparks cycling debate [Audio]
The Big Ride start on Park Lane photo: Alex Bishop Boris Johnson, London Mayor, has pledged to improve cycling provision, as it becomes the big election issue with days to go before polling. He...
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Tributes to London City Airport officer
London City Airport. Photo: LCA Tributes have been made by the family and colleagues of the London City Airport officer who died in a shooting incident at North Woolwich Police station last Sunday. PC...
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Annabel & Boris- Greys for Diamond Jubilee Royal Escort
Boris left and Annabel right- Two mounted "Greys" selected for Royal Diamond Jubilee Escort. Photos: Met Police He’s 18 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, has a mop of long grey hair and a very long...
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Olympic parking changes start this month in Hackney and Tower Hamlets. Don’t...
Olympic Parking: Hackney If you live in an Olympic borough your summer just got more complicated. Huge swathes of the boroughs are to have new parking restrictions starting on 21 June and lasting until...
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New trams as Croydon town centre looks up
Croydon's new tram. pic: TFL Tram services through Croydon city centre increased by 50% this week as Westfield announced a 1 billion bid to redevelop the the Whitgift centre. The newest trams (in...
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First trains run on new overground rail link connecting south-east and...
The very first test trains have run on the new extension of the London Overground which will given travellers south-east London better rail connections to the rest of the capital. From December 9,...
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Transport and parking in the ELL boroughs during the Games
London bus. Pic: Colin Smith The opening ceremony is just one week away and from tomorrow Londoners will begin to see the impacts of the Games on the way they travel and move around the city. ELL have...
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Road junction revamp criticised by campaigners
Lewisham High Street, leading to Courthill Road. Pic: Stacey Harris. Campaigners have criticised a new road plan for a busy junction in Lewisham. The new design layout for the Courthill Road follows...
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Man hit by Croydon tram airlifted to hospital
Pic: Croydon tram by Peter G Trimming, Flickr A man has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a tram in Croydon this morning. The incident happened at Fieldway tram stop at 9am. A spokeswoman...
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Overground extension to Clapham to open soon
Test train at Clapham Junction. Pic: Transport for London The first passenger trains on new tracks linking the East London Line to Peckham and Clapham Junction will run on December 9, Transport for...
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Deptford hit-and-run suspect to stand trial
The ghost bike for Adeyanju on Deptford Church Street. Pic: Laurence Dodds The man accused of killing a teenage cyclist in Deptford in a hit-and-run incident will go on trial at Woolwich Crown Court on...
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Bus drivers awarded £16,000 by tribunal after being threatened with sack for...
Pic: Paul Henman Two Croydon bus drivers have been compensated thousands of pounds after being victimised for wearing their trade union’s logo. Marcus Farr and Len Graves were harassed, disciplined and...
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Transport union hits back at Boris and Tfl after conflicting statements over...
A London underground train. Pic: QSimple The tube drivers’ union has called on TfL and Boris Johnson to “get their act together” after they delivered widely conflicting statements over plans for...
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Barely used Boris Bikes cost council £2m
Pic: Transport for London Despite 29 per cent of the available bikes being in Tower Hamlets, only 13.5 per cent of the bikes hired in the first two months of the extension were from the borough. The...
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TfL cancels Cycle Superhighway extension to central Lewisham due to...
Pic: Jack Thurston/Flickr Lewisham’s cyclists have expressed dismay after TfL abandoned plans to bring the Cycle Superhighway network to central Lewisham. Cycle Superhighway 5 will now only run as far...
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Cycling fatalities and injuries need addressing according to report
Cyclist Pic: Tejvan Pettinger Boris Johnson has been called on by the London Assembly’s Transport Committee to do more for cyclists’ safety in a report produced on November 21. The Assembly report...
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New branch of Overground line linking Clapham to Whitechapel opens next weekend
Overground train at Clapham Jcn Pic: TfL Clapham may seem a world away from Whitechapel but from next Sunday it will be a matter of half an hour as the London Overground network is extended. On...
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