Around 20,000 rail workers across 14 different companies are set to go on strike later this month. This is part of the ongoing dispute between members of the RMT and the Rail Delivery Group over pay and working conditions.
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The number of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose by 13 per cent in a year, according to new figures described as “frightening”.more
New York City has more in common with London than any other city in the world. Its subway-riding population of nearly nine million people (about the same as ours), drives one of the biggest service sector economies in the world. Arts, retail, hospitality and culture in both places are pretty much unrivalled. more
The number of bus services in the UK has halved since 2011, according to the Labour Party.
The figures, which are based on annual reports by traffic commissioners, show there were 8,781 bus services in the year to March 2023, compared to 17,394 in 2011.more
Rail passengers around Great Britain are facing another day of disruption as train staff in the RMT union begin a 24-hour strike.
The strike on Thursday is the first of three in 10 days by RMT members, with two further stoppages on 22 and 29 July, and is taking place during a week-long overtime ban by train drivers in the Aslef union.more
Plans have been unveiled for a “bike bus” that would transport cyclists under the Thames through the Silvertown Tunnel.
Transport for London has suggested the idea after saying it could not afford to build a walking and cycling bridge between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf.more
A “world first” system that allows Eurostar passengers to avoid UK border checks by scanning their face and passport at home has been launched at St Pancras station.more
Most of the nation’s most popular domestic flights and some short-haul European destinations could be completed cheaper and faster by train, according to a new report.
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Network Rail Scotland had the worst delivery rates of planned improvements to railways in the past year compared with other branches across the UK.
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Councillor James McAsh, Cabinet Member for the Climate Emergency, Clean Air and Streets, said: “This is a great new app that will incentivise us all to walk, cycle or use public transport more.more
London Underground staff will go on strike for four consecutive days later this month as their long running dispute over pay shows no sign of ending.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced the walkouts last week as workers also fight for better pensions and conditions.more
A new study has claimed that two in five of London’s car owners will be "forced to change or give up" their current vehicle after the capital's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) is expanded at the end of the summer. Researchers say more than a third of those living in the capital "will buy a new car sooner than planned" to avoid a £12.50 daily charge, which the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, plans to emore
A record number of complaints about taxi drivers last year has been linked to the introduction of a new regulation requiring licence holders to accept cashless payments for fares.more
The RMT has announced six days of strike action on the London Underground from July 23 in a long-running dispute over pensions, job cuts and working conditions.more
Train operators have announced plans for a mass closure of railway station ticket offices.
Here the PA news agency answers 11 key questions on why this is happening and what the consequences will be.more
More than 50 rail stations across the South-East will be converted to Pay As You Go ticketing by the end of the year, the Government announced on Tuesday.
This will deliver cheaper and simpler journeys for thousands of London commuters and is hoped will attract more passengers back to the railways.more
Electric cars damage the road surface twice as much as those with internal combustion engines, and with their widespread use, the problem of potholes in British roads will increase, reports the "Daily Telegraph", citing research by scientists from the University of Leeds.more