• Football fans without Wimbledon tube service this weekend

  By julie_cross at 17:01 on 21/10/11

  

  Football fans travelling to London matches this Sunday will have no tube service between Wimbledon and Edgeware Road. Fulham fans travelling to the home ground at Craven Cottage for the match against Everton, are advised to use the rail replacement buses to Putney Bridge. Chelsea and QPR fans, attending the match at Loftus Road, should take the overland service to Shepherds Bush, via Clapham Junction. Commuters and shoppers will...

• District line closures all weekend

  By julie_cross at 18:14 on 14/10/11

  

  Transport bosses have decided to only allow low risk works on the District line this weekend, after last week's catastrophe. The contractor carrying out engineering work, Balfour Beatty, was heavily criticised after it failed to complete last weekend's work in time, resulting in the District line remaining closed between Wimbledon and Putney on Monday morning. The problem caused massive disruption for commuters and caused traffic...

• Be More Careful With Your Belongings On Public Transport

  By WimbledonPPL at 22:11 on 16/06/11

  

  Transport For London have released figures regarding the number of items left behind by people on public transport in the borough of Merton in the last year. 742 handbags, 724 books, 496 mobile phones and 439 other valuables including wallets, cameras and computers were among a total of 4,151 items handed into lost property during the previous 12 months. Presumably the real number is an awful lot higher as plenty of items would never...

• Tube Strikes Planned

  By WimbledonPPL at 09:56 on 05/05/11

  

  Commuters can expect more tube disruptions with several strikes planned for the next few weeks. The strikes come as a response the sackings of two train drivers. The RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Union) feel the dismisals were unfair and have organised industrial actions to take place on 16 May, 18 May, 20 May, 13 June, 15 June and 17 June. If you travel into Central London for work then be aware that you might need to make...

• Cross London Rail Service To Be Cut

  By WimbledonPPL at 08:23 on 06/04/11

  

  Network Rail is planning to terminate all services from Sutton to London at Blackfriars or London Bridge. At present you can get direct trains into the city, to St Pancras and Luton Airport and many other destinations. Under the new plans anyone travelling from Sutton will be forced to change. The plans are scheduled to be implemented in 2016. A campaign group called Thames Loop Line Campaign Group (TLLCG) has been organised to...

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