Transport

PASSENGERS got an eight-legged surprise when a tarantula was found on a train at London Bridge station.more

Last year was the best on record for `the Transport for London (TfL) cycle hire scheme, with more than one million individual users.more

London’s commuters face four months of misery this year as one of the capital’s busiest Tube lines will be partially closed while upgrade works take place.more

Over 13,000 people signed a petition to reinstate Tracey Scholes, one of the first women in Manchester to work as a bus driver, to be laid off because she is too short. Its story is described in the daily "The Guardian".more

A total of 69.1 percent people believe that high fines will improve road safety, and drivers will drive slower, according to an IBRIS survey for Rzeczpospolita.more

Passenger numbers on the Tube have plummeted to their lowest level in eight months due to “Plan B” advice to work from home and the slow return to the office after the festive period. more

New ticket prices will apply to PKP Intercity trains starting January 13, the company said. According to the press release, prices will rise from just over 7 percent to 15 percent.more

Hundreds of passengers have been issued fines for not wearing face coverings on London's transport network since it was made mandatory.more

The carrier said the number of passengers dropped to 9.5 million last month – the lowest since July and down from 10.2 million in November.more

A Wizz Air flight from Georgia to Poland had to make an emergency landing in Romania. The reason for this decision was childbirth, which began on board. A female passenger gave birth to a baby shortly after the plane's wheels touched the airport tarmac, media reported.more

A new motorway camera has caught thousands of distracted motorists using a mobile behind the wheel.more

All Southern Rail services into London Victoria have been cancelled until mid-January due to Covid-related staff shortages, the firm confirmed on Thursday.more

Rail, Maritime and Transport union members on Cross Country Trains and catering staff based at Edinburgh Waverley Station will walk out for 24 hours more

Drivers will be required to stay out of key bus lanes 24/7 or face a £130 fine after Transport for London announced a round-the-clock trial is to be made permanent.more

A Tube union has announced the longest strike in the history of the London Underground as the bitter dispute over the Night Tube showed no sign of easing.more

Almost half of Britons plan to travel to visit friends or family over the festive period, research shows, as people enjoy their first Christmas getaway in two years. more

The roll-out of 4G across the London Underground took a big step forward on Tuesday when two of the UK’s four mobile phone companies signed up.more

A half-hourly train service between south Wales and London is to return from Monday.more

Londoners could see their council tax bill increase by £20 a year under plans announced by Sadiq Khan.more

Action is due to go ahead "despite months of talks", bosses say, as the RMT union claims an agreement has been "ripped up".more

Crunch talks on the future funding of Transport for London will resume this week after the Government granted itself extra time to consider proposals from Sadiq Khan.more

Today in the Baltic Sea, where Denmark's island of Bornholm is separated from the coast of Sweden, two freighters collided, the Danish Center for Joint Defense Operations (JOC) reported.more

The number of daily journeys in London by the end of the decade could be far lower than expected due to long-term changes to travel patterns, it was revealed on Tuesday.more

An increase in cycle lanes during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to London becoming the world's most congested city, new analysis shows.more

The snowstorm Barra, which is passing through Western Europe, has paralysed traffic on the roads in Spain. Around 60 routes are impassable today.more