Tram operators ordered to pay nearly £500,000 in costs over Croydon disaster

1 day, 16 hours ago

Kochi metro’s proposed light tram service mired in uncertainty

A light tram service that was mooted a year ago in the Kochi metro’s 6.2-km M.G. Road-Thevara loop line corridor is mired in uncertainty since Kochi Metro Rail Limited is yet to get the approval to conduct a feasibility study from the State and Central governments. While a light tram system costs approximately ₹75 crore per km, the conventional elevated …

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2 days, 7 hours ago

Kolkata tram back in focus with one protest, one big celebration

The Hindu

In Kolkata, the focus is back, at least for the time being, on its historic tram, with the city witnessing two separate events — a recent protest and an upcoming celebration — calling for saving this environment-friendly mode of transport. On Sunday afternoon, the Calcutta Tram Users’ Association, organised a rally to demand the resumption of the important Ballygunge-Tollygunge route, …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Metro Bank returns to profitability after cutting 30% of workforce

The Independent

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1 month ago

Parking fines set to increase across London by £30 after councils say they aren’t a deterrent anymore

The Independent

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1 month ago

Police hunt man who caused £550k worth of train delays after climbing onto tracks

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Bengaluru Metro fare hike row: FIR against 16 people for protesting against Siddaramaiah govt

Live Mint

Bengaluru Metro fare hike row: Amid an ongoing row over hike in fare of Namma Metro, police have filed FIR against 16 people for protesting againstBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited and the Karnataka government,reported Times of India. According to the Bengaluru police complaint, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad staged a protest outside the metro station against the fare …

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1 month, 1 week ago

New Delhi Railway Station Stampede: ₹10 lakh compensation announced for families of deceased by Indian Railways

Live Mint

New Delhi Railway Station Stampede: Indian Railways has announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh each, for the families of the deceased in the New Delhi railway station stampede, according to an ANI report. Delhi Police to Check CCTVs to Determine Events Delhi Police on February 16 began its investigation into the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station last night that …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Wobbly trains cost Scotland transport operator £120,000 to fix

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Metro fare fiasco: Experts ask for Fare Fixation Committee report to be made public

The Hindu

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited faced severe public backlash after implementing an illogical fare hike, which led to its partial rollback within four days. BMRCL must establish accountability, identify the individuals responsible, and take corrective action.” Mr. Verma also stressed the need for transparency in fare adjustments. He questioned why BMRCL had not made the Fare Fixation Committee report …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Elizabeth line train drivers to strike in pay dispute

The Independent

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2 months ago

Thousands of London drivers paying wrong traffic fines every year

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Tram enthusiasts welcome Calcutta HC order for restoration of bituminised tram tracks

The Hindu

The Calcutta Tram Users Association, comprising tram enthusiasts and supporters of conserving tramways in the city, has welcomed the Calcutta High Court order of January 14 to restore bituminised tram tracks. The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard a petition filed by public interest group People United for Better Living in Calcutta over the alleged bituminisation of tram tracks in …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tram, thought to be dead, set to dominate this weekend in Kolkata

The Hindu

The iconic Kolkata tram continues to be in use and in news — irrespective of the West Bengal government’s intention to consign it to history — with two events lined up this weekend in the city related to this gentle, environment-friendly mode of transport. On Saturday nearly 200 children from Sri Sri Academy, a well-known school, will take a tram …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Savings for passengers’ as lower fees charged to train firms using HS1 line

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Tube and rail fares in London to rise by 4.6% in March ‘to fund key projects’

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trampoline park worker left housebound in 'living hell' after foam pit accident receives five-figure settlement

Daily Mail

A trampoline park worker who was left housebound and in a 'living hell' after she jumped into a foam pit has won a huge five-figure pay out. Natalee Smith, 34, suffered a serious back injury while on her training day at the Better Newquay Trampoline and Play Park in Cornwall. Mrs Smith said: 'I didn't want to go on a …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Review into rail fare-dodging enforcement after ‘egregious’ prosecutions

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Major bank fined after failings that left millions of customers at risk

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata tram trundles back to familiar atmosphere of neglect and protests — a sign it is still alive

The Hindu

Life is back to normal in Kolkata as far as its 152-year-old tram is concerned: two of the three surviving routes are functional again after a long and anxiety-filled break during Durga Puja; the West Bengal government appears as determined to do away with it; and the prominent tram users’ association is continuing to hold demonstrations — it held one …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trainline set to trim workforce to save costs

The Independent

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London Tube strikes in November suspended by Aslef union following talks with TfL

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

November tube strikes: RMT call off action after last-ditch talks

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour's tax on GOING to work! More misery for commuters as Keir Starmer urges Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares even higher next year (ahead of more strikes)

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer's government is set to pile further misery on Londoners next year after urging Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares by at least 4.6 per cent. Sadiq Khan has been ordered to hike Tube and rail fares by at least 4.6 per cent Labour's transport minister Louise Haigh has made made the fares hike a key …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking moment tram derails in bustling city centre and ploughs into 'store at full speed' leaving four injured

Daily Mail

The shocking moment a tram derailed and slammed into a storefront in a busy CBD has been caught on CCTV. Shocked passersby who witnessed the crash appear visibly shaken, before rush to the scene. In harrowing footage, taken from a nearby CCTV camera, the tram can be seen travelling at speed as it cruises off its guided path on the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tram crashes through shop window in central Oslo

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telstra says WA customers should buy more services to avoid future outages

ABC

Telstra has told angry customers to purchase additional telecommunication services after an eight-day outage across southern Western Australia. Speaking after services were restored, Telstra regional general manager Boyd Brown said residents should consider connecting more Telstra services to limit the impact of future communication blackouts. "I'm one of two or three business tennis coaches in WA who live rurally and …

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6 months ago

Taken for a ride! The shady tricks used by London rickshaw drivers to 'swindle' tourists - with one being charged £1,300 to travel 500 yards

Daily Mail

Rickshaw drivers are using shady tricks to 'swindle' tourists in London out of thousands of pounds - including one woman who was charged £1,300 to travel 500 yards. Devious drivers are said to be scamming innocent tourists by shifting the decimal point on credit card machines, or charging them for the short journeys in their garishly decorated pedicabs twice. Rickshaw …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sadiq Khan refuses to rule out sending in bailiffs to chase unpaid ULEZ fines after revealing TfL is owed almost £400m

Daily Mail

Drivers who fail to pay their Ultra Low Emission Zone fines could soon find bailiffs knocking at their door, after Sadiq Khan revealed he was weighing up all options to chase almost £400million owed to Transport for London. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed an eye-watering £376m has been racked up by drivers failing to pay their ULEZ fines …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis ticket reseller Twickets U-turns on costly booking fee following criticism of the ‘ethical’ brand

The Independent

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis: Lisa Nandy orders probe into surge pricing after ‘incredibly depressing’ Ticketmaster sale

The Independent

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis fans rail against ‘disgusting’ Ticketmaster as concert prices more than double

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

Tens of thousands of train fare prosecutions to be quashed after court ruling

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cheap travel expert claims airport hack is a ‘waste of money’

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

London travel chaos as Central and Elizabeth line commuters hit by severe delays

The Independent

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour vows to ‘take back streets from thugs and thieves’ with 13,000 new bobbies on the beat

The Independent

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10 months ago

Sadiq Khan's TfL considers legal action at International Court of Justice against foreign embassies over their refusal to pay back £150million in congestion charges

Daily Mail

Transport for London is threatening legal action at the International Court of Justice against embassies refusing to pay nearly £150million in congestion charge debt. The International Court of Justice at The Hague, which is one of the six United Nations organs Mayor Sadiq Khan, pictured at the Vatican last Thursday, is chair of Transport for London The matter has also …

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10 months ago

What special relationship? America's London Embassy owes TfL £14.6million in congestion charges over the past 20 years - with India and China among worst offenders while Togo owes just £40

Daily Mail

US diplomats in London owe nearly £15million in congestion charge debt – with Japan and India the next two worst offenders, transport bosses have revealed. Transport for London said diplomats owe £145.5million in congestion charge payments since the scheme was introduced just over two decades ago in 2003. Ministers revealed in Parliament last September that foreign diplomats in London owe …

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10 months, 1 week ago

A policing surge is coming to L.A. Metro. Critics call it more of the ‘same failed solution’

LA Times

It’s Friday, May 17. At a news conference Thursday, L.A. Mayor and Metro board chair Karen Bass said she had directed “an immediate surge of law enforcement personnel on Metro buses, on rail cars and in stations to address this spike.” Bass also announced an upcoming board motion that would increase law enforcement deployment throughout the transit system. The surge …

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1 year ago

New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating

The Independent

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1 year ago

Trainline ticket sales surge amid boost from fewer rail strikes

The Independent

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1 year ago

Thousands of commuters stranded as one of UK’s busiest train lines blocked

The Independent

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1 year ago

Train passengers hit out at delays and cancellations on first day of ticket price increase

The Independent

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1 year ago

Bosses at 'dangerous' trampoline park where 11 people broke their backs after jumping from 17ft high tower into 'inadequate' foam pit are SPARED jail - as furious victims slam 'slap on the wrist'

Daily Mail

Two businessmen avoided jail today despite running a 'dangerous' trampoline park where 11 people broke their backs in just a few weeks. David Shuttleworth, of Barlaston, Staffordshire, and Matthew Melling, of Spinningfields, Manchester, both 33, pleaded guilty to health and safety offences at Chester Crown Court Melling, 33, pictured leaving Chester Crown Court today after he was ordered to pay …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Train strikes 2024: Full list of dates as London Overground workers strike in February and March

Sky News

More than 300 union members will stage two 48-hour strikes on the London Overground after receiving a lower-than-inflation pay offer, the RMT has said. It comes after train and rail strikes, which have now concluded, impacted commuters at the start of February, when industrial action by ASLEF union members hit the services of 17 train companies. RMT general secretary Mick …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Stansted Express passengers slapped with ‘unfair’ £100 fines for using contactless payment

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

TfL to receive £250m Government support in 2024

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1 year, 3 months ago

Southwest Airlines fined millions of dollars for winter holiday chaos

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1 year, 5 months ago

Stonehaven rail crash victims secure almost £1m in damages

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

London Underground station staff to strike next month over jobs and conditions

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

John Lewis says cost of shoplifting jumps £12m due to organised crime

The Independent

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Tram operators ordered to pay nearly £500,000 in costs over Croydon disaster

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Tram operators fined £14m over Croydon disaster that claimed seven lives

Tram operators fined £14 million over Croydon disaster that claimed seven lives

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Speeding Croydon tram disaster driver cleared of health and safety breach

Croydon tram disaster trial hears of alleged ‘near miss’ 10 days earlier

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Speeding Croydon tram disaster driver may have had ‘micro-sleep’, court told

Court hearing from criminal prosecution into Croydon tram crash

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Tram derails on first day of new £75m service after colliding with lorry

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