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London bus drivers are set to march on TfL's headquarters tomorrow, four months after the London Assembly unanimously backed a Bus Drivers' Bill of Rights motion.
Thursday 5 November | 11am
Meeting point: Lambeth North station.
#LondonBuses #TfL
London bus drivers are preparing to leave Lambeth North Underground Station to march to TfL’s HQ at Palestra House
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London bus drivers have began rallying outside Lambeth North Underground Station and will be setting off to march to TfL’s Palestra House
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London Bus Forums retweeted
Nice to see today’s Bus Drivers’ #BillofRights March & Rally covered by @itvnews @GMB! B/c action conflicts w @LondonAssembly Plenary, statements of support from @KeithPrinceAM @NeilGarratt @CarolineRussell’ll be read out to the Rally. @MLiebreich will speak! HT>@LondonBusForums
Police have made arrests following reports of suspected card skimming at Tube ticket machines.
One traveller told Metro £1,600 was stolen after an attempted Oyster top-up at Piccadilly Circus.
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Poppy-covered buses, trains and station roundels marked 20 years of London Poppy Day, with special announcements from Dame Elaine Paige.
Full Story: londonbusforums.co.uk/london…
#LondonPoppyDay
Oxford Street is now traffic-free, with several London bus routes cut short or diverted.
The changes have raised concerns over congestion and passenger access.
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#OxfordStreet
London Bus Forums retweeted
✅Days Spent Campaigning to Pedestrianise Oxford Street 2009-26: 6156 😩
✅Length of Soundbite in Oxford Street “Victory Lap” Interview on ITV London News: 21 Seconds 😳
✅TV Interviewer gets my first name wrong: Priceless 🤣
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Angel Tube station will become exit-only at weekends and on bank holidays from 2 January 2027.
TfL warns the station could close completely if both remaining escalators are out of service.
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#NorthernLine
A Golden Tours sightseeing bus crashed into a souvenir stall near Trafalgar Square on Thursday lunchtime.
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#AnotherBusCrash
London Bus Forums retweeted
#OxfordStreet pedestrianisation starts on Monday 26 October 🚍
However, bus routes and stops will begin changing from this Saturday 24 Oct
Main diversions will be in place from 8pm on Sunday and return journeys could differ from your outward trip
See below for more details 👇
Oxford Street is becoming traffic-free 🚶♂
From Monday 26 October, the section between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street will be traffic-free.
All traffic will be diverted from the evening of Sunday 25 October 🚗🚲🚌
Check your journey before you travel: tfl.gov.uk/oxford-street-tra…
ALT Oxford Circus Underground station entrance on a busy London street, with pedestrians and a red double-decker bus.
40C in the cab. Lose pay for refusing?
Unite says 11 @Cardiffbus employees had their pay stopped during the summer heatwave. The operator says safety remains its priority.
Our editorial on driver safety in Cardiff and London:
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#BusDriverSafety
A W19 bus crashed into a shop in Walthamstow following a collision with a car during the morning rush hour.
Three bus routes were disrupted. No injuries were reported.
Footage from the scene and full story 👇
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#Walthamstow #BusCrash
London Bus Forums retweeted
Hey @UnitetheUnion! What do you think of this Question from @KeithPrinceAM to @MayorofLondon? @LondonBusForums london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
🚌 Bus drivers can have to go hours without access to a toilet; forced to hold it in or use bottles or hedges. Unite bus workers have been campaigning for years for access to clean lockable toilets and hand washing facilities. This is another huge win for the capital's bus drivers.
Authorities and operators across the UK and Ireland must now follow suit
