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...

London Underground workers to strike over pay in November

Workers on the London Underground, including tube drivers, plan to stage a series of strikes in November amid a dispute over pay.Members of the...

Transport secretary ‘seriously looking at’ extending HS2 rail line to Euston

The transport secretary is considering extending the HS2 line to Euston, her cabinet colleague Lisa Nandy has indicated, after Louise Haigh claimed it would...

Euston is a problem without a good solution | Nils Pratley

Prepare for the next instalment of the great HS2 fiasco. Stories suggest the chancellor is preparing to shuffle the off-balance sheet financing deck, find...

TfL to refund drivers wrongly issued with Ulez fines after cameras vandalised

Transport for London (TfL) has said it will refund drivers wrongly issued with ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) charges because of vandalised enforcement cameras.The transport...

Bolt drivers seek to be classed as workers at London employment tribunal

Drivers working for Bolt, the ride-hailing app operator, are seeking to be classed as workers rather than self-employed contractors at an employment tribunal.More than...

Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus services

Local transport authorities across England will be able to run and control bus services under a Labour overhaul designed to “save vital routes”, parliament...