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...

Sydney trains delays: services cancelled across network after urgent repairs to broken rail at Central station

Urgent repairs were causing extensive delays and cancelled services across the Sydney train network on Monday morning, which were expected to persist through the...

It’s a scandal that the Great Central Railway was ever shut | Letters

I congratulate all the people, most of them volunteers, who’ve worked so hard to restore parts of the Great Central Railway and now hope...

Harry Potter fans boo as King’s Cross ends back to Hogwarts tradition

Disappointed Harry Potter fans booed after an annual announcement at London King’s Cross railway station did not happen.People gathered at the station hoping to...

LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks

A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER from Saturday has been called off, their trade union Aslef has announced. Passengers travelling between...

Qantas annual profit down 16% to $2.1bn from record high as air fares decline

Qantas Airways has posted a $2.1bn annual underlying profit, down 16% from last year’s record result, in a tumultuous year marked by the early...

English are walking record distances but car is still most popular form of transport

People in England are walking record distances, official figures show – but charities have said more needs to be done to get individuals on...