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London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?

With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the train’s future into question

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push

Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Government announces ‘common-sense change’ for passengers of cancelled trains

Rail minister Lord Peter Hendy said the change ‘puts passengers first’.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

Thameslink set to replace ‘ironing board’ seats in major upgrade

More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with improved backrests

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’

Exclusive: Campaigners warn 600-year-old New Barn at Harmondsworth could be ‘shaken to pieces’ by vibrations

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

School leavers urged to become train drivers to tackle shortage on GCSE results day

Less than 4 per cent of train drivers are under 30 and a quarter of the current workforce will hit retirement age by 2030

The Independent UK · Aug 20

London council rejects funding bid to keep Hammersmith Bridge open to pedestrians

Wandsworth Council wrote to Hammersmith and Fulham Council stating it could not support the bid for essential repairs to the bridge as it fell short of what residents and businesses wanted to see

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Worst month of the year for drink-drive crashes in UK revealed

‘Drink-driving is often seen as more of a Christmas issue,’ RAC said, but their new data paints a different picture

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops

The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Half-price train travel extended to 18-year-olds in major change to 16-17 railcard

Under the old rules, some teens were £175 worse off a year than their younger peers

The Independent UK · Aug 3