London Underground News
London Night Tube drivers to be balloted on potential strike action
Drives on the London Night Tube are to be balloted over potential strike action, the RMT union has confirmed. The decision is the latest stage in a long-running dispute over pay and jobs on the newly launched service.
ABB gets on track with first London Underground power project
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has made a major breakthrough on the London Underground with the first project to feature its state-of-the-art Relion IEC61850 compliant protection and control IEDs (intelligent electronic devices).
London Underground carries 47 million in first 12 days of Olympic
Over the first 12 days of the Olympic period (from 28 July), London Underground carried 46.95 million journeys - an increase of 11.05 million (30 per cent) compared with same period last year.
Aslef calls London Underground workers out on strike
Thousands of eager shoppers in central London have been hit by delays following the start of a 24 hour tube strike. Train drivers union Aslef called members out on strike following a dispute over demands for additional pay for working on a public holiday.
Catch the London Underground with Google Maps
Starting today, you can get public transport directions for London within Google Maps.
Real London Tube: The iPhone app offers a new and more realistic view of London Undergrond
PS Ventures Limited today announced that their new iPhone app, Real London Tube, is now available to download from Apple’s App Store.
Increase in costs of Tube upgrade should not fall to Londoners
Commenting on today’s interim ruling by the PPP Arbiter that the legitimate cost of the next phase of Tube upgrades is £4.4 billion – £400 million higher than London Underground’s estimate
Tube Map app pushes service updates
A popular iPhone and iPod touch app that maps the London Underground has adopted Apple’s new push notification technology to inform users the instant that there are disruptions to the tube service.