Christmas rail travel could be disrupted by crew shortages and engineering works Rail minister warns MPs about concerns over staffing at train operators hours after Avanti announces strike The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
Euston station: Redesign will mean shared concourse for HS2 and mainline trains Extending HS2 to the North of England depends on successful opening of first section between Birmingham and London, admits rail minister Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024
Rail minister says train crew staffing shortages could disrupt festive travel Lord Hendy told MPs that Department for Transport (DfT) officials will continue to examine the issue throughout the festive period. The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
Trains can only get better, says the government – let’s see Train Talk: One train in 23 was cancelled on South Western Railway’s main line in the latest stats The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024
Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024
London rail firms 'to learn soon' if they will be first renationalised by Labour South Western Railway and c2c could be the first to be brought under Government control Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024
Government investigating dozens of vehicle models over diesel emissions concerns The inquiry could result in thousands of cars being recalled. Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024
Embattled transport secretary’s Budget victory prevented bus fare rises of up to 650% Details have emerged over how transport secretary Louise Haigh’s intervention ensured a new cap in bus fares would feature in the Budget The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
Airspace modernisation plan to cut flight delays launched by Government The Department for Transport (DfT) said it has launched a consultation on a proposal to establish a UK Airspace Design Service. Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024
The UK’s airspace is about to change forever The changes could create quicker routes out of the UK The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
AA calls for ban on new drivers under 21 carrying passengers of similar age in UK Motoring organisation estimates introduction of graduated driving licences would save at least 58 lives a year The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole Exclusive: Transport secretary Louise Haigh – who previously criticised Rishi Sunak for the ‘great rail betrayal’ of HS2 – now finds herself wielding an axe over £85m worth of projects The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024
Piccadilly line: First new trains in 50 years will start running on London Underground next year Hopes raised that Bakerloo could be next Tube line to get new rolling stock Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024
Labour urged to scrap UK road schemes such as £9bn Lower Thames Crossing Suggestion would allow government to divert money earmarked for new roads to rail and other public transport The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024 The busiest trains routes to avoid in England and Wales Bedford via Luton to London St Pancras, Gatwick and Brighton is a route that appears three times in the table
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 Aslef train drivers vote to back pay deal and end two-year standoff DfT offer will mean rise of almost 15% over three years after dispute between unions and 16 operators in England
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 Labour’s plan for buses explained as local authorities to ‘take control’ Bus models in London and Manchester could now spread across the UK
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024 Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus services Plans will be put before MPs on Monday that extend right to all councils to set routes and timetables
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024 Stansted airport included in latest roll-out of Contactless train ticketing 45 more stations across South-East will get ‘pay-as-you go’ ticketing from 2025
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2024 Bid to keep Crossrail 2 alive as talks continue over 'safeguarding' project's future The long-awaited scheme could unlock hundreds of thousands of new homes and jobs across London and the South East
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024 Improving disabled access to UK’s public transport ‘almost impossible’ Experts say ‘sprawling’ system, negative attitudes and lack of staff support makes equal access hard to ensure
Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2024 East London station's step-free upgrade remains unstarted five years after being announced Hackney Downs is one of several London stations which was promised step-free access in 2019, but where works are yet to begin
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024 Tens of thousands of train fare fines to be quashed in England and Wales Four firms including Northern and Greater Anglia unlawfully prosecuted more than 74,000 alleged fare dodgers
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024 Train drivers’ strike over? Now fix the real problems with the railway New transport secretary, Louise Haigh, was right when she vowed to end three years of strikes swiftly on taking office.
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024 Train drivers’ dispute likely to end after ‘no-strings’ pay offer Average salary of a train driver, without overtime, would rise from £60,000 to £69,000 if Aslef members vote to accept