The UK's first automated mainline train made its debut on a London track yesterday but unions warned they would oppose any move to dispose of drivers.more
Brits have been warned to plan ahead as major rail upgrade works will add to bank holiday traffic jams this Easter. Thursday is expected to be the busiest day on roads as three million Easter drivers mix with the usual commuter traffic, the RAC said.more
More than 100 properties, including gardens and houses near Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh, and a city centre apartment block, may have to be acquired and demolished to facilitate the new Metro Link rail line due to open in 2027.more
Ireland's Ryanair will launch its first routes from European cities to Ukraine, the low-cost airline said on Friday, rekindling a deal it walked away from last July over alleged attempts to protect the market for Ukrainian competitors.more
About 37,000 kilometres (22,990 miles) across England, Wales and Scotland fell below top standard in surveys carried out on behalf of the Department for Transport.more
The budget airline has recently increased the minimum costs of its reserved seats with a standard seat reservation increasing from £2 to £4, and a seat with extra legroom jumping from £11 to £15.
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Millennials are fuming after the website to buy a brand new 26-30 railcard crashed within minutes of its launch. Some compared the difficulty of getting a card to the white hot rage felt by those familiar with attempting to buy in-demand tickets to Glastonbury.more
People crossing the Irish border would have to register in advance to avoid checks and delays after Brexit under a hugely controversial plan being considered by No 10. Anyone without "fast-track movement" clearance would have to use approved crossing points or would be "considered to have entered the state irregularly", the study suggests.more
An advertising campaign aimed at luring businesses to cross the Channel after Brexit has been banned from London Underground stations. The ad urged entrepreneurs worried about the UK's withdrawal from the EU to "vote with their feet".more
Sadiq Khan is urging Londoners "to call out sexist and misogynistic attitudes" as he published a raft of measures designed to make the capital safer for women and girls. The London mayor is promising £44million towards tackling a series of violent and abusive crimes including rape, harassment and female genital mutilation.more
Almost half of drivers who challenged parking and bus lane fines issued by local authorities were successful, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. Four out of 10 appeals to hundreds of councils across the UK over five years led to fines being cancelled.more
The technology, used by FirstGroup, allows new buses to communicate with "smart" traffic lights which can sense when a bus is approaching and whether it is running on time. more
Britain has successfully seen off the Beast from the East and Storm Emma, and the weather is finally starting to pick up. But you wouldn't know it from glancing at bare supermarket shelves up and down the country.more
Public transport returned mostly to normal today, although there were still some disruptions to services following the extreme weather. Dublin Bus will operate its normal schedule, but it warned there will be some curtailments in place. It advised customers to expect delays this morning and allow extra time for their journey especially at peak times.more
With non-stop flights from London Heathrow to Perth, using the Qantas Dreamliner, commencing 25 March 2018, the 14,498km service will be the fastest way to get to Australia.more