Rail compensation to be paid in vouchers

Compensation for people affected by the building of the High Speed 2 railway line from London to Birmingham are to be paid in railway vouchers rather than cash. Moreover, the total compensation will be issued in one voucher for which change will not be given. For instance, someone compensated £100,000 because they cannot sell their home could use the voucher to enjoy a £66.20 cheap day return from London to Manchester but would have to forego the £99,933.80 change. This is in line with existing railway compensation policy.

Power saving on the tube

For some years, Transport for London have been running the London Underground at reduced power during the hours from twelve noon until two o'clock in the afternoon in an effort to save money and energy. This explains why it always takes far longer to pop down to Oxford Street during one's lunchtime than it would to make the equivalent journey at any other time.