New and more frequent rail services could be on the way for millions of Brits, as independent operators roll out plans to launch extra trains around the country.more
From June 17, every driver employed to transport people in Poland will have to have a Polish driving license. The TOR Economic Advisory Team estimates that, as a result, course prices may increase by up to 50%. - reports "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more
Bike rental firm Lime is planning a £25m expansion in London after the company’s scooters were banned from Paris last year. Lime hope to expand their cycle hire services to three further boroughs and open a new warehouse in north London.more
Sadiq Khan on Tuesday proposed to extend the Superloop express bus network to provide an alternative to the unfunded £10bn Bakerloo line extension. The mayor promised to bring forward a “Bakerloop” limited stop service that would link Elephant and Castle and Lewisham - the proposed first section of the long-envisaged Tube extension - if he is re-elected on May 2.more
Anti-Ulez vigilantes have reportedly taken to hanging up bat boxes as part of their latest disruption efforts. The cheap wooden boxes are being fixed to some Ulez camera poles in a plot to stop technicians fixing them, The Sun newspaper reported.more
Drivers are being warned to expect long delays over Easter as millions of getaway trips lead to soaring traffic volumes and congested motorways.
The RAC said that more than 14m journeys on some popular routes could take twice as long as normal, as the first bank holiday weekend of the spring coincides with the start of a two-week holiday for many schools.more
The canal through the Vistula Spit, the construction of which was opposed by Russia, is a symbol of Poland's determination to chart its own course in the constantly changing landscape of international trade and diplomacy - wrote the British daily "Daily Express" yesterday on its website.more
Train drivers are set to strike again next month as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Aslef members at 16 rail companies will take part in rolling one-day walk outs between 5 and 8 April, along with a six-day overtime ban.
The union said the new industrial action was to "increase the pressure" on train companies for a pay rise.more
TfL has revealed when the next revamped Central line trains will enter service on the London Underground. The 1992 stock is being upgraded as part of a £500 million programme.more
More Uber Boats could be coming to east London during the week in a bid to improve services for residents and attract more visitors into the area. more
Bus passengers around England receive a wide variation in service, and many feel "let down", a major new passenger survey revealed. Passenger watchdog Transport Focus asked people to rate 35,000 bus journeys across 34 local authorities last year.more
India’s first metro rail tunnel under a major stretch of water has been inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi, nearly four decades after metro services began in the country.more
Black taxi fares are to rise by more than double the rate of inflation from next month in the latest attempt to prevent cabbies quitting the trade. Fares will rise by an average of 8.9 per cent, at a time the CPI rate of inflation is four per cent. more
Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that an agreement has been struck with private rail companies to axe peak fares on Fridays until May 31, under a £24million experiment to reverse the slump in passenger numbers.more
The cost of regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 4.9% from Sunday. The jump is likely to be unwelcome for rail passengers, adding to the rising cost of living seen in recent years. It also comes at a time when passengers have faced disruption to services due to strikes by rail workers over the past 18 months.more
About 40 per cent of journeys on London’s public transport network will be more expensive due to the limited impact of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s “fares freeze”, it can be revealed.
It means that Transport for London’s income from fares will increase by up to £75m over the next 12 months, if travel returns to pre-pandemic levels – the bulk from more expensive Tube journeys.more
Flix have announced new electric long-distance coaches running to and from London. The coaches will be available for journeys from March and cost as little as £2.99.more
Warning strikes are to be held in local transport in many regions of Germany until Saturday. Yesterday, city bus drivers in Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland and parts of Trier went on strike, resulting in many connections being canceled. There are also several hours of disruption in Berlin, the Tagesschau portal reported.more
Bus company staff in London are set to strike next month over pay. Around 40 members of staff will be involved in the strike that is set to impact 18 bus routes for 9 days.more
The London Underground lines with the worst air quality have been named. New data from a report by Transport for London analyses air quality across the Tube network and shows how the lines rank.more
Rail passenger numbers could nearly double by 2050 compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to research.
Demand will grow by between 37% and 97% by that point under various scenarios, the study commissioned by industry body Railway Industry Association (RIA) said.more
We’re all worried about train strikes but, if you’re looking at moving to a good commuter town outside the M25, you need to be careful. While the average house prices may be cheaper than London, there are certain locations where your morning train is likely to make you very, very late for work.more
The new names of London's six Overground lines have been revealed, significantly changing the look of the famous Tube map.
Last August, Transport for London (TfL) announced it wanted to give the routes distinct identities to make it easier for passengers to navigate the network.more