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All change. Londoners have only really just become familiar with the Overground, the bright orange addition to their enviable public transport network. The uniformly branded Overground is a…
All change. Londoners have only really just become familiar with the Overground, the bright orange addition to their enviable public transport network. The uniformly branded Overground is a…
There are unprecedented numbers of passengers flocking to the Elizabeth Line. That popularity is music to the ears of the backers of the multi-billion pound project. The new…
The Central Line carries some of the busiest parts of the London Underground network. Now, it’s set for a step-change in rolling stock provision. Despite the gloomy post-pandemic financial…
Before it became fashionable to berate expensive infrastructure projects, the nineteen billion pound (22 billion euro) Elizabeth Line, was an icon of British engineering achievement. The building of…
It’s already entered folklore as the Great Paddington Dewiring. When a major terminal is paralysed, one of the world’s busiest airports has connections severed, a showpiece metro grinds…
The collapse of the construction firm Buckingham Group may well cast a shadow over the planned upgrade of the DLR Docklands Light Railway system in London. The construction…
In a move that threatens widespread disruption to London’s iconic tube transport network, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) has declared an all-out strike on the…
Despite funding fears, Transport for London (TfL) and its stakeholder partners are progressing public transport proposals for the under-served communities of Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside in the east…
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), the statutory safety body in the UK, is investigating the uncontrolled evacuation of a train at Clapham Common Underground station in early…
Could London have suffered a disaster less than a day before the greatest ceremonial event of the century? That’s the question investigators will need to answer after an…
Saturday (6 May) saw Britain’s King Charles attend the most bling-worthy hat fitting in the world. The last time London faced up to the prospect of a ceremonial…
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…
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…
UK government bail-outs for Transport for London could soon come to an abrupt end, with the entire integrated transit network taken into public ownership. That’s the stark possibility…
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…