Transport for London (TfL) has secured a £1.08bn funding package from the government, the third bailout since the start of the pandemic. The government has now given more than £4bn since March 2020 to keep services like the Tube and buses running.more
Poland may be one of the first countries to launch an innovative concept of autonomous cargo drones. The next step is passenger drones - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
The first extension to the London Underground this century is set to open in September, Tube bosses confirmed today.
The £1.2bn Northern line extension to Battersea is nearing completion, with test trains having started running last December and both new stations – Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station – approaching their final fit-out.more
Test train services have begun running under London on the Crossrail project, boosting confidence that the Elizabeth line should finally open to customers within a year.more
More than half of Londoners say they feel uncomfortable about travelling on the tube after Covid, with older people particularly concerned about returning to the daily commuter.more
From tomorrow, on May 15, the 50 percent passenger limit will cease to apply and it will be possible to buy tickets for all seats - reminds the Polish railway operator, PKP Intercity. However, the compulsory seat reservation is maintained.more
The planned Warsaw-Budapest high-speed train from the Hungarian capital may reach Vienna and Szekesfehervar at the eastern end of Lake Balaton, informed the Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology.more
Sadiq Khan has announced plans to abandon the £15 congestion charge and scale it back to a weekday levy. The charge was “temporarily” hiked from £11.50 to £15 last June, and its hours were extended until 10pm, including at weekends.more
Two-thirds of London workers would be happy to return to their offices in time for the Government’s June target for ending social distancing, an exclusive survey reveals today.more
London Bridge station in central London was evacuated on Wednesday after police were called to investigate reports of a suspicious item on board a train, British Transport Police said.more
Britain’s journey out of lockdown has been given a huge boost — with 18,000 train services a day from next Monday and thousands of extra staff hired to keep them clean. more
The last of 422 ships that had to wait for the Suez Canal to pass due to being blocked by container ship Ever Given crossed the route on Saturday, the channel management (SCA) said in a statement.more
The hastily-agreed Transport for London bailout extension agreed this month will unlikely be the last cash injection for TfL from government coffers, if analysts’ passenger number predictions are correct.more
Uber has launched a new option enabling passengers to request a fully electric car. The ride-sharing app firm claimed its Uber Green option in central London will “encourage riders to take action on climate change”.
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Round-trip shipping was restored on the Suez Canal yesterday. Earlier, the Ever Given container ship was brought from the shoal, which had been blocking this sea route for almost a week.more
The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities say, following an around-the-clock international effort to dislodge the massive vessel and reopen the global shipping lane.more
Lorry drivers entering England from outside the UK will need to take a Covid-19 test within 48 hours, the transport secretary has confirmed. The tougher measures are to "ensure we keep track of any future coronavirus variants of concern", Grant Shapps wrote on Twitter.more
Two additional heavy tugboats are now sailing into the Suez Canal to aid the operation of relocating the giant container ship that has been blocking this key sea route for world trade for six days.more
The container ship Ever Given has been blocking the Suez Canal for days. Economic fallout is already visible and it could take weeks - and require drastic measures - to free the waterway.more
