Transport

The Ukrainian authorities have announced the launch of a rail link with Poland, which will run along the so-called European track, currently being laid, to the border crossing at Rava Ruska in the Lviv region.more

Police should have the ability to track suspicious rail passengers through analysing bank and oyster card journey data, a chief constable has said.more

Transport for London (TfL) has received a final funding offer from the government in order to help it recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. more

London Overground staff will join Tube workers in strike action later this month after talks between unions and transport bosses collapsed. more

Drivers will no longer be able to stop, park, or even unload on some roads in the heart of the Lake District. more

The UK has given some of the least generous support to help drivers with high fuel costs among countries in Europe that have taken action, the RAC has said. more

With inflation soaring to a new 40-year high last month, campaigners fear next year’s hike in regulated fares for regular rail users could be the biggest since the railways were privatised in 1996. more

The London Underground’s Piccadilly line will resume Night Tube services this weekend, for the first time since they were suspended due to the pandemic. more

Southeastern has warned passengers not to travel on Saturday (July 30), with no trains running because of strike action. more

There is one car for every second person in the EU — but perhaps surprisingly, Ireland has among the lowest overall ownership. more

London Underground workers will strike in August in an ongoing dispute between the RMT union, TfL and London Underground management.more

Transport for London is still planning big cuts despite a multi-billion-pound funding offer from government, according to Sadiq Khan. more

Sunday is the third day of heavy traffic jams on the British side of the English Channel. While drivers wait several or several hours to enter the ferry or tunnel, the British and French governments are shifting responsibility for this problem.more

Long-running weekend strikes on London's Night Tube have been suspended after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union accepted a concession from London Underground about rotas.more

Some parts of the country will have no train services during the next strike by thousands of rail workers, passengers are being warned.more

The UK is set to become home to the world's largest automated drone superhighway within the next two years. more

Tourists to London should face a new tourism levy to fund Transport for London (TfL), City Hall has heard. Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics told the London Assembly on Wednesday, July 13 a tourist tax would be worth “hundreds of millions of pounds” per year - and suggested it could be used to solve TfL's funding crisis. more

Thanks to the discovery of 17 original carriages of the famous Orient Express in Poland, the iconic train between Paris and Istanbul could return to the tracks again in 2024, in time for the summer Olympics in the French capital, Timeout reported yesterday.more

Sadiq Khan has been urged to consider delaying the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) across Greater London due to the cost of living crisis and lack of funds for a scrappage scheme. more

The next series of railroad strikes awaits Great Britain in the coming weeks, unions have announced, which are arguing with rail carriers about the amount of increases, employment conditions and job cuts.more

Speed limits in built-up areas will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph in Wales from next year - a UK first that is controversial among some drivers. more

Railway workers are to stage a one-day strike on 27 July as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, the RMT union says. It comes after thousands of rail operator and Network Rail workers walked out during national strike action in June.more

Uber has made its expansion in many cities around the world through flouting the law, defrauding the police, using violence against drivers and covertly lobbying the government, according to documents released by the UK daily The Guardian.more

The first new stop on the London Overground since 2005 will open on 18 July, its operator has confirmed.more

High skills, consent to breaking the rules, including speeding and overtaking before a pedestrian crossing - this is how Polish drivers assess themselves in a survey by the Polish Chamber of Insurance, described today by Rzeczpospolita.more