Transport

The number of the most polluting vehicles driven in London has fallen by almost half since the capital’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) was expanded, taking almost 80,000 older cars off the roads. more

An overhead line with electrical wires fell today at the Rotterdam station on a Eurostar Thalys train that arrived from Paris, reports the Rijnmond website. It was necessary to evacuate 260 passengers and train traffic around Rotterdam was suspended.more

The first of 3 new electric ferries has been launched on the River Thames in London. A hybrid system allows the new ships to transport commuters and tourists solely using battery power.more

The one-day Travelcard has been saved, Transport for London announced on Tuesday. TfL has struck a deal with train firms to retain the ticket, which is used more than 14 million times a year by people visiting the capital.more

In view of the traffic chaos in the centre of Rome caused by roadworks in preparation for the Holy Year 2025 and the construction of a metro station in Piazza Venezia, public office employees could again partially switch to remote working, a proposal being considered by the Eternal City authorities.more

A series of special tests have been taking place to ensure that the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains perform correctly at their full customer capacity.more

Two new express bus routes will be added to the new Superloop network following a public consultation, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.more

Train passengers are facing another six months of potential strikes, after members of the RMT union voted for further industrial action. The dispute with rail companies has been going on for nearly 18 months more

Central London has "chronic issues" with street clutter, making it a worse place to live, visit and work in, a think tank has warned. more

More than 600,000 British drivers face disqualification with “one touch of their phone”, a road safety charity has warned. more

Sadiq Khan made the announcement at an Underground station to mark World Restart A Heart Day. Last year, the London Ambulance Service responded to 13,000 cardiac arrests across the capital. more

It has become one of London’s great transport talking points: is the Elizabeth line a Tube line or a train line? The answer, says Transport for London, is neither: rather, the “Lizzie line” is in a class of its own.more

A bedbug appears to be crawling on a passenger's leg on the London Underground in a viral TikTok video, coming after TfL assured that it was not aware of any outbreaks in the capital.more

The Eurostar says it will take preventative measures against bedbugs on its London-Paris trains after a surge of the insects in France.more

Train drivers belonging to Aslef walked out at 16 rail companies on Wednesday resulting in no services on major London commuter routes.more

Planned strikes on the London Underground have been called off following "significant progress" in talks over jobs and conditions. About 3,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members were due to strike on Wednesday and Friday.more

Travellers face a week of disruption as rail services are hit by a fresh round of walkouts by train drivers and London Underground workers in a long-running dispute over jobs and pay.more

The rail network and London Underground will be hit by strikes at the end of September and start of October. Here's what you need to know.more

Families travelling to London by train will have to pay 16% more on average after the day travelcard is scrapped, a charity has warned. more

Car drivers could be charged up to £4 to use the Blackwall tunnel or Silvertown tunnel, according to official documents. Transport Secretary Mark Harper has approved an updated request from Transport for London to erect road signs informing drivers that they will need to pay to use the tunnels from 2025.more

Thousands of London Underground station staff are to strike next month in a long-running dispute over jobs and conditions. The stoppages by members of the RMT will take place on 4 and 6 October, and, according to the union, will shut down tube services in the capital.more

Half of city residents increasingly demand that the authorities introduce environmentally friendly transport, according to a Deloitte report. 64 percent cities intends to acquire partners who will help develop environmentally sustainable means of public transport - it was added.more

Passengers across the UK face further disruption after Aslef announced yet more industrial action. Members of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, have timed their latest walkouts to disrupt the Conservative Party Conference.more

North London boroughs are the most dangerous areas to drive in the capital, according to a study, with the most collisions per billion vehicle miles. more

Latest figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that only 82.5 per cent of its trains arrived on time between April and June – down 5.6 points on the first three months of the year.more