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Yahoo
26-07-2025
- Yahoo
Bus shelter CCTV trial to be expanded, says TfL
A trial of CCTV at bus stops across the capital has made women feel safe and will be expanded, Transport for London (TfL) has said. First trialled at five bus shelters in March 2024, 15 more cameras were installed at bus stops in Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Westminster. TfL said 80% of 1,000 women surveyed said CCTV made them feel safe and 73% stated they would be more likely to travel by bus. Speaking at a City Hall meeting with TfL's board on Monday, transport commissioner Andy Lord said: "This is a really important initiative for us, particularly in reducing violence against women and girls." The cameras, which are integrated into the shelters themselves, retain recordings for 31 days to support police investigations. Claire Mann, chief operating officer for TfL, said four of the 20 bus shelters already analysed showed the trial had had "a very, very positive impact". She said: "We're going to analyse the remaining 16 shelters and it's quite clear that rolling out CCTV at bus shelters is definitely the way forward. "We need to obviously ensure we have the funding to do so but it sounds like we're going to be rolling that out further now." Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to More bus stops to get CCTV so women feel safer Tube fare evasion prosecutions highest since 2019 TfL offers bystander awareness training over abuse
BBC News
26-07-2025
- BBC News
TfL's bus shelter CCTV trial to be expanded across London
A trial of CCTV at bus stops across the capital has made women feel safe and will be expanded, Transport for London (TfL) has trialled at five bus shelters in March 2024, 15 more cameras were installed at bus stops in Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and said 80% of 1,000 women surveyed said CCTV made them feel safe and 73% stated they would be more likely to travel by at a City Hall meeting with TfL's board on Monday, transport commissioner Andy Lord said: "This is a really important initiative for us, particularly in reducing violence against women and girls." The cameras, which are integrated into the shelters themselves, retain recordings for 31 days to support police investigations. Claire Mann, chief operating officer for TfL, said four of the 20 bus shelters already analysed showed the trial had had "a very, very positive impact".She said: "We're going to analyse the remaining 16 shelters and it's quite clear that rolling out CCTV at bus shelters is definitely the way forward."We need to obviously ensure we have the funding to do so but it sounds like we're going to be rolling that out further now."
Saudi Gazette
13-05-2025
- General
- Saudi Gazette
Power outage 'for matter of minutes' disrupts London Underground in rush hour
LONDON — The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the afternoon rush hour. Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted on Monday afternoon because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said. The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the afternoon rush hour. The transport authority said it was working with the National Grid to determine the cause of the outage. "Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon," said Claire Mann, TfL's chief operating officer in a statement. "We are working to get the whole network up and running again as quickly as possible."The National Grid said there was a "fault" on its transmission network in central London and that it was "resolved within seconds."Earlier, a Transport for London spokesperson told the PA news agency that there was a power cut in south London "for a matter of minutes," causing disruption in the subway media reported that many stations in central London were completely month, a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation in west London forced the closure of Heathrow Airport for almost a day, disrupting thousands of flights. — Euronews
Time of India
13-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Power outage disrupts London's subway network
Passengers at Paddington Station in London, Monday, May 12, 2025, after London Underground services were suspended because of power failures (AP photo) LONDON: Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted Monday because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said. The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure, and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the Monday afternoon rush hour. The transport authority said it was working with the National Grid to determine the cause of the outage. "Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon," said Claire Mann, TfL's chief operating officer in a statement. "We are working to get the whole network up and running again as quickly as possible," she added. The National Grid said there was a "fault" on its transmission network in central London and that it was "resolved within seconds." Earlier, a Transport for London spokesperson told the PA news agency that there was a power cut in south London "for a matter of minutes," causing disruption in the subway network. British media reported that many stations in central London were completely closed. Last month, a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation in west London forced the closure of Heathrow Airport for almost a day, disrupting thousands of flights. The government ordered an investigation into the country's "energy resilience" after the fire, which raised concerns about the UK's ability to withstand disasters or attacks on critical infrastructure.
Dubai Eye
13-05-2025
- Dubai Eye
Power failures cause disruption on London Tube
Power failures caused delays and disruption on London's Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended. The Bakerloo line was completely suspended as of 1715 local time (1615 GMT), while other services including the Jubilee, Elizabeth and Piccadilly lines were facing severe or minor delays following a power outage more than two hours earlier. Transport for London (TfL) said it was working to get the whole network back to normal service as quickly as possible. "Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon," TfL Chief Operating Officer Claire Mann said in a statement. Britain's National Grid confirmed that a fault on its transmission network had caused a power failure. "The fault was resolved within seconds and did not interrupt supply from our network, but a consequent voltage dip may have briefly affected power supplies on the low voltage distribution network in the area," a spokesperson said. The incident also caused a small contained fire which was brought under control, National Grid said. The potential for power failures to cause major disruption came into sharp focus in March when London's Heathrow Airport was forced to shut for 18 hours due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, stranding hundreds of thousands of air travellers. Transport trade union TSSA called for an inquiry into the incident to ensure a similar power outage does not happen again. "Safety for all is key at this moment, but in due course we will need a proper inquiry into what happened and the lessons to be learned," TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust said.
