Why has London taken so long to become a 24 hour city? - London Tube to run 24 hours over weekends on 5 lines in Sep 2015

Why has London taken so long to become a 24-hour city? Check out the video by the Economist to find out more.

Read on to find out.  A little nugget, the Tube will run overnight on 5 lines from September 2015.  This is really cool stuff.




http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-29336093

The Tube is to run a 24-hour service at weekends from 12 September 2015, it has been announced.

Passengers will be able to take the so-called "Night Tube" on Fridays and Saturdays.

Transport for London (TfL) said the service would cut journey times by an average of 20 minutes.

The RMT union said the plans had "not been properly thought through and are a disaster waiting to happen".

There will be six trains per hour through central London on the Jubilee, Victoria and most of the Piccadilly, Central and Northern lines, TfL said.

On the Northern Line, there will be eight trains per hour to meet demand at busy stations between Leicester Square and Camden Town, it added.

The service will be launched in time for England staging the Rugby World Cup, which will be hosted in 13 venues around the country, including three in London - Twickenham Stadium, Olympic Stadium and Wembley Stadium.

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