Transport

Sydney train strike: chaotic shutdown averted after 11th hour crisis talks with union

A chaotic two-day shutdown of Sydney’s train network has been averted at the 11th hour after the state government caved to rail union demands to run 24-hour services to...

Sydney trains to shut down for four days as union action escalates

Sydney’s train network could be out of action for days because of industrial action, throwing New South Wales’...

Power cut and cars smashed in NSW as ‘nightmare’ storms ravage east coast

Homes are without power and businesses and cars have been damaged as the clean-up begins after major east...

Green signal given for first UK co-operatively owned railway service

The UK’s first co-operatively owned railway service could begin running trains in the south-west of England late next...

UK flying taxi firm pins hopes on investors as cash runs short

On a dreary November day in the Cotswolds, England, the VX4 – a cross between a plane and...

Thousands of UK Bolt drivers win legal claim to be classed as employees

Thousands of Bolt drivers have won their legal claim to be classed as employees and could be in line for compensation of more than...

Cost of ‘bat shed’ to protect colony near HS2 has topped £100m, chair says

The cost of a “bat shed” to protect a species in woodland along the new HS2 high-speed line has risen to more than £100m,...

UK rail minister says sorry for threatening messages over Euston station concerns

The rail minister, Peter Hendy, has apologised for emails where he threatened to withhold contracts from a supplier whose engineer had publicly raised safety...

UK rail minister says sorry for threatening texts over Euston station concerns

The rail minister, Peter Hendy, has apologised for emails where he threatened to withhold contracts from a supplier whose engineer had publicly raised safety...

Tube drivers call off planned strikes after ‘improved offer’

A planned strike by tube drivers that threatened to halt all London Underground services on Thursday has been called off, their union announced.Talks between...

Train safety system failed in moments before fatal crash in Wales, investigation shows

An automated system that helps train wheels grip the tracks failed on one of the trains that crashed head-on in mid-Wales on 21 October,...