Precious little rail funding in second UK Levelling Up round
A fifty-million-pound (59 million euro) boost for metro development around Cardiff is the only substantial rail-based project announced in the second round of funding under the UK government Levelling Up agenda. Out of a total...Read more
Feared stop of Eurostar departures from Amsterdam a thing of the past
The Eurostar check-in and customs facilities at Amsterdam Central station will be moved to a new location. Earlier plans called for the removal of the terminal building during construction works, which threatened to put a...Read more
Sweet Caroline comes on stream for HS2’s 30,000 project workers
HS2, Britain’s high speed rail project under construction between London and the Midlands, has launched its second tunnelling machine underneath the streets of the capital. Above them, the company has announced its workforce has hit...Read more
Paddington station closed on the busiest day ever in London
It was a very British disruption to a very British day. Of all the possible travel issues to arise on the day of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the sum of all fears was a...Read more
Transport for London faces greatest one-day demand ever
Around one million visitors; over one hundred state visits; and one state funeral. Today, Monday 19 September, could be the busiest day in the history of Transport for London, and perhaps for the entire transport...Read more
The sombre and last duty of the Royal Train
Having made many journeys and tours of the country, the late Queen Elizabeth will make her very last journey through Great Britain by the most recognisable means of transport, the dedicated Royal Train. However, with...Read more
Transport for London avoids bankruptcy, secures government funding: what’s next?
Transport for London, the body that manages public transport in the capital, has secured a last-minute deal with the UK government. A package of funding will guarantee passenger revenue until March 2024, giving TfL some...Read more
Nationalised or regulated: London and Manchester at odds over public transport
Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has warned that relinquishing control of the capital’s public transport may be the only way to save it from collapse. Meanwhile his fellow mayor in Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said...Read more
London faces towering financial hit from rail strikes
The August series of rail strikes, which began on Saturday, will hit London with a massive financial blow. That’s the prediction of City analysts, who’ve examined the fallout from industrial action by a number of...Read more
Eurostar sees strong recovery of business travel
Has the pandemic made an end to regular business travel abroad? Not according to Eurostar, which reports a significant uptick in business travel in the first half of 2022. Business travel on the high-speed rail...Read more
London transport deal needed says RIA
A multi-year deal is best for London and the UK, says the Railway Industry Association. The body that represents the interests of the railway supply chain has written an open letter to the transport secretary...Read more
London’s new railway: Jubilee jubilation for Elizabeth Line
More than one million journeys were made on the central section of London’s new Elizabeth Line in the five days since opening on Tuesday, 24 May and leading up to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of...Read more
London Underground strike off: doors open to avoiding national action?
A potentially damaging strike on London’s Underground, scheduled for Friday 3 June, has been called off. Negotiations between the staff of union RMT and management company London Underground Limited (LUL) have reached an agreement over...Read more