Monthly Archives: August 2015

London Tube and Notting Hill Carnival – bank holiday w/e – 29-31 August 2015

Remember – You can always click on the Planned outages link on this blog page for up-to-date weekend information when no current blog post appears. As a consequence of several proposed and actual strike actions recently, TfL has decided to … Continue reading

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London Tube latest strike update – 25-28 August 2015

The strike for the Tube scheduled to begin this Tuesday, 25 Aug thru Friday has been suspended. Just the normal chaos will reign.  

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London Tube strike update – 25-28 August 2015

The strike for the Tube is scheduled to begin this Tuesday, 25 Aug and continue throughout Friday. Click here for the journey planner, which may prove useful in general. Click here for strike updates. You can always click on the … Continue reading

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London Tube closures – 22-23 August 2015

Here’s the link with information on this weekend’s Tube closures. Nothing inside the Circle line is down – which makes life easier for the tourists. Click here to see how lane closures along Victoria Embankment, among other locations, will foul traffic … Continue reading

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London Tube strike – 5-6 Aug 2015 with maps for download

The strike for the Tube is still on, scheduled to begin  as of 18.30 today and continuing all day tomorrow (followed closely by weekend closures beginning Saturday). Click here for the journey planner, which may prove useful in general. Please … Continue reading

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