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Piccadilly line 1 day strike – 23 March 2016
Looks like the 1 day strike on the Piccadilly line is going ahead today. It will start at 21.00 on Wednesday, and continue until 21.00 on Thursday. TfL says that the trains will run until 22.30 on Weds PM – … Continue reading
London Tube closures – 19-20 March 2016 and possible 1-day midweek strike
A late posting, so anyone who cares already knows about some of this… All closures are in place for both days – Circle Line – entire line; District Line – Tower Hill to West Ham; Hamm’smith/City – Kings X/St Pancras … Continue reading
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
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
Walking map for London Tube – handy on strike days like today (9 July 2015)
Walking times between Tube stations – good to know ANY time! From London Independent – hard to say how long the link will work, so maybe print one out when you get home? You never know when it could be … Continue reading
London Tube strike info 8-9 July 2015
As of now, the strike set to begin this afternoon and continue all day tomorrow is going on. There may also be disruptions for some part of Friday. Check this post regularly for any updates. The regular Tube website has … Continue reading
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London Tube updates – 21-22 March 2015; accessibility improvements
Here’s the link with information on this weekend’s Tube closures. Another mostly quiet weekend. See the Hot Link on this blog page for planned closures on the London Transport network thru August 2015. Click here for the latest info on accessibility … Continue reading
London Tube updates – 7-8 March 2015
Here’s the link with information on this weekend’s Tube closures. Weekend work is cranking up. Check here for the latest info on a possible strike action late Saturday, 7 March thru early Sunday morning. See the Hot Link for planned closures … Continue reading
London Tube closures for bank holiday weekend of 24-26 May 2014
I apologize for not posting Tube closure news for the past two weekends. Other things to do and have been out of town. I’m sure nobody got stranded because of it. Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Everything except for … Continue reading
Second week of strikes on London Tube suspended 5 May 2014
TfL has announced that the strikes slated for this week have been suspended. Services will return to their normal schedules. Cabbies may not be thrilled, but there you are.
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London Tube strike action update for week of 5 May 2014
Transport for London (TfL) has updated their plans for service during the planned strike this week. Click on the link to see which stations are expected to be in service and which stations will be skipped. The standard disclaimer for … Continue reading
London Tube closures and traffic headaches for bank holiday w/e 3-5 May 2014
Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Remember that there is still a second strike action set for most of next week similar to this week. I’ll post any changes to the prediction described below. Hell, it’s bank holiday weekend. Leave … Continue reading
London Tube strike action updates for 28-30 April 2014
TfL has issued an update for folks traveling by public transportation in London early next week. Here is the line-by-Tube-line scoop, beginning on page 3.
London Tube closures for weekend of 26-27 April 2014
Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Circle line – Gloucester Road to Aldgate via Victoria District line – Embankment to Aldgate East and Earl’s Court to Kensington (Olympia) DLR – Poplar to Stratford London Overground disruptions are Sunday only – late 12.30 am start … Continue reading
London Tube strike actions possible – May 2014 and the changing service
From Transport for London (TfL) – potential strike dates have been announced. If the strikes go ahead, Tube services will be affected from: around 21:00 on Monday 28 April until the morning of Thursday 1 May, as well as approx. … Continue reading
This is silly! Magpie blog sets new record
For the almost three year life of this blog, daily hits to the site have numbered in the single and low double digits most of the time. Statistics automatically generated by WordPress include the daily numbers of hits and showed … Continue reading
London Tube strike averted for this week
Tfl reports that the second of two multi-day strikes set for today thru Friday morning has been avoided. Yahoo!
London Tube strike updates – 11-14 February 2014
The strike set for tomorrow is likely to affect Tube services beginning around 9.30 pm, all the way ’til Friday morning. Oy! Nice that things are supposed to be “normal” come Valentine’s Day. Here is more information from TfL…
London Tube more strike updates – February 2014
The strike set for today is likely to affect Tube services all the way ’til Friday; next week may be similarly dragged out. Here is more information from TfL…
London Tube strike updates – February 2014
Sorry about slacking off the last couple of weeks with the Tube closures. Working on my blog with my tablet while on vaca can be a real pain, so I skipped it these past two weekends. Today and next Tuesday, … Continue reading