Transport

There is an eerie silence in a shopping centre beneath London Waterloo, the station from which Eurostar trains once whisked people from the capital to mainland Europe.more

About 3,000 London bus drivers and engineers have secured a 10.5% pay rise, Unite says. more

The proposal would see a temporary crossing fixed above the bridge for cars and people with a toll to cross.more

Funding gap in Transport for London’s finances means free travel in capital early in the morning may not be restored.more

Male drivers are almost three times more likely than women to be involved in road collisions that kill or seriously injure pedestrians in Great Britain, a gap that has widened over the past decade.more

Only about 20 percent. Trains hit the tracks in Great Britain yesterday due to a new strike - the eleventh in the last four months and the third since the beginning of October - for rail workers who are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.more

German railroads had to halt train traffic in northern Germany today due to a malfunction. Deutsche Bahn claims there was sabotage. According to the Bild daily portal, unknown persons cut important fiber optic cables in Dortmund (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Berlin-Hohenschoenhausen.more

Electric-powered hire bikes were finally added to London’s fleet of “Boris bikes” on Thursday in a bid to encourage more people to cycle.more

The government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday that free rail travel on medium-distance and suburban routes will be in effect in the country in 2023.more

More than 50,000 workers are taking part in a strike which is causing the worst rail disruption of the year so far. Members of four unions are staging 24-hour walkout in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. It means only 11% of usual train services are running, with large areas of the UK with no services at all.more

Move over, self-driving cars and trains: autonomous ferries might soon be ferrying passengers across rivers in the world’s big cities, including London’s Thames.more

Post-Brexit border checks have slowed the speed at which Eurostar passengers pass through London St Pancras on their way to Paris, reducing the terminal’s capacity by one-third, according to the cross-Channel rail company’s boss.more

The opening date for the Elizabeth line at Bond Street station has been revealed. The central London station will begin taking passengers from 24 October, subject to final approvals, Transport for London (TfL) said.more

There will be more train strikes on Saturday October 1 and Wednesday October 5.more

The French water network is being expanded. The largest project at present is the construction of a connection between the Seine and Rhine watersheds accessible to large barges. A key element of this investment is the construction of the 107 km Seine-North Europe canal. The cost of the investment is EUR 5.1 billion (approximately PLN 24.2 billion). more

More than 40,000 workers from Network Rail and 15 train operators will strike again on 8 October, their union says.more

More than 2,000 London bus drivers are set to walk out next month in an indefinite strike in a row over pay.more

The threat of "significant" new cuts to London’s public transport network was lifted on Wednesday. Transport for London had feared the £230m hole in its finances that was left following last month’s final Government bailout would require it to further slash services to balance its budget. But Sadiq Khan announced he would provide TfL with up to £500m from City Hall funds over the next 18 monthmore

The drivers of 12 British rail carriers will carry out two one-day strikes in early October, the dates of which will coincide with the beginning and end of the Conservative Party's annual ruling conference, it was announced yesterday.more

London's main train stations will be open all night in connection with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II tomorrow, "The Guardian" daily reports.more

Train drivers are set to stage more strikes in October as part of a long-running dispute over pay, the BBC understands. Drivers at 12 train companies are expected to strike on 1 and 5 October.more

Three central London Tube stations will be closed on the morning of the Queen’s funeral to prevent overcrowding.more

The central section of the Elizabeth line, which is currently closed on Sundays will be open this coming Sunday (18th Sept) to help cope with demand as people come to London to commemorate The Queen.more

The Piccadilly and Victoria lines have been severely disrupted and major stations including King’s Cross and Oxford Circus closed after power issues on Monday morning.more

A £35 million scheme that turned Tottenham Court Road into a two-way street and banned cars during the day has cut traffic levels by two-thirds.more