Transport

This summer has already seen a number of train strikes, and there are more on the way.more

The first direct Elizabeth line trains between Canary Wharf, the Square Mile and Heathrow airport will start running in November, it was revealed on Tuesday.more

Saturday is the second day of the UK railroad's nationwide strike this week. Just like on Thursday, only approx. 20 percent trains are in service, but in reduced hours.more

A 24-hour strike by London Underground workers and some city bus drivers, which began this morning, is causing major disruption in the British capital. The reason for the protest is a dispute over pay rises.more

We’ve all been ensconsed in a boring commute on the Victoria Line on the London Underground, with our faces in another customer’s armpit, but not all of us have been serenaded by a hilarious Tube driver to make the journey more bearable. more

Commuters and other travellers are facing further disruption over three days from Thursday on rail, tube and bus services, as tens of thousands of workers begin the latest round of strike action.more

The suggestion of the minister of transport regarding the introduction of registration plates for cyclists was met with considerable criticism in the UK. Grant Shapps allegedly suggested such a solution in an interview with the Daily Mail.more

Uber is to put up its London fares for the second time in nine months with an average five per cent rise coming into force on Tuesday.more

Regulated train fares in England will rise below the rate of inflation next year to help people with the cost of living crisis, the government has said. more

The car with the unconscious driver drove over 25 kilometers yesterday on the motorway before the police managed to stop it, informs the daily "Het Nieuwsblad". The car had cruise control on and a correction system to keep it in the lane.more

Transport for London has issued a plea to passengers not to use the Tube next Friday when a strike is expected to bring the Underground to a virtual standstill.more

The government of Spain's Pedro Sanchez has announced that it has launched a pioneering project to deliver Ukrainian maize by rail. The grain is to be transported from Polish territory.more

More than 1,600 London bus drivers are set to take strike action next week after workers hit out at a four per cent pay offer. London United, which runs a bus franchise in the capital, is offering a pay increase of 3.6 per cent in 2022 and 4.2 per cent next year. With the true inflation rate (RPI) currently standing at 11.8 per cent, this is, in effect, a real terms pay cut.more

The Ukrainian authorities have announced the launch of a rail link with Poland, which will run along the so-called European track, currently being laid, to the border crossing at Rava Ruska in the Lviv region.more

Police should have the ability to track suspicious rail passengers through analysing bank and oyster card journey data, a chief constable has said.more

Transport for London (TfL) has received a final funding offer from the government in order to help it recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. more

London Overground staff will join Tube workers in strike action later this month after talks between unions and transport bosses collapsed. more

Drivers will no longer be able to stop, park, or even unload on some roads in the heart of the Lake District. more

The UK has given some of the least generous support to help drivers with high fuel costs among countries in Europe that have taken action, the RAC has said. more

With inflation soaring to a new 40-year high last month, campaigners fear next year’s hike in regulated fares for regular rail users could be the biggest since the railways were privatised in 1996. more

The London Underground’s Piccadilly line will resume Night Tube services this weekend, for the first time since they were suspended due to the pandemic. more

Southeastern has warned passengers not to travel on Saturday (July 30), with no trains running because of strike action. more

There is one car for every second person in the EU — but perhaps surprisingly, Ireland has among the lowest overall ownership. more

London Underground workers will strike in August in an ongoing dispute between the RMT union, TfL and London Underground management.more

Transport for London is still planning big cuts despite a multi-billion-pound funding offer from government, according to Sadiq Khan. more