Topic: Sadiq Khan

London’s Elizabeth Line is a victim of its own success

Before it became fashionable to berate expensive infrastructure projects, the nineteen billion pound (22 billion euro) Elizabeth Line, was an icon of British engineering achievement. The building of the line, including a massively complex tunnel...Read more

25-12-2023|13 comments|author: Simon Walton

London Underground roundel at the Entrance to London Victoria Underground Station

London Underground strike planned amidst safety and staffing dispute

In a move that threatens widespread disruption to London’s iconic tube transport network, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) has declared an all-out strike on the London Underground, slated for Wednesday and Friday,...Read more

26-09-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Aerial view of terminal five aircraft at stands at Heathrow

Heathrow southern rail link concept takes flight again

It has been on the taxiway more than once, but now there’s a renewed pushback for a rail link from the south of London to Heathrow Airport. The capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has thrown his...Read more

11-09-2023|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Opening of Bond Street paves the way for full Elizabeth Line implementation

Bond Street, the most significant central London station on the Elizabeth Line, has opened. The inauguration comes exactly five months behind the interim service on the line. The opening of the station marks a milestone...Read more

25-10-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Nationalised or regulated: London and Manchester at odds over public transport

Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has warned that relinquishing control of the capital’s public transport may be the only way to save it from collapse. Meanwhile his fellow mayor in Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said...Read more

26-08-2022|1 comment|author: Simon Walton