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
London’s underground overground Elizabeth Line opens today
The Elizabeth Line, named after the longest serving monarch in British history, opens today to Queens and commoners alike, just in time for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Tunnelling under some of the most expensive real...Read more
London’s Heathrow Express liveried for the world
Heathrow Express, the premium rail service between London Paddington and the airport, has been out-shopped in a series of new liveries, designed to highlight important world-wide destinations, including New York, Sydney and Amsterdam. The eye-catching...Read more
Night Tube services to resume from Saturday onwards
From the evening of Saturday 21 May the Jubilee line Night Tube services will return following a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Read more
Crossrail: Why the Elizabeth Line will change more than London
It’s not the UK’s biggest civil engineering project. It’s not even the biggest project undermining London’s storied streets, but it will make the biggest impression on the UK’s economic landscape, without even scratching the surface....Read more
Passenger flow technology to be installed at HS1 stations
HS1 stations in the United Kingdom, from London to the Channel tunnel, will adopt passenger flow technology. HS1 Ltd announced a three-year contract with OpenSpace Group, whose technology can pin-point and count every person in...Read more