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By Emily Thornberry MP Boris Johnson's new year fare increase is the clearest indication yet of what is wrong with his administration. He is a mayor with no clear vision for our capital, who nonetheless costs Londoners dear. In the process…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: Saturday, 19th December. The Evening Standard story appears to be wrong. The TFL website states: "There will be free travel on all journeys from 2345 until 0430 on the Tube, DLR, buses and trams"…
By Joe Fortune The 'Climate Express' train travelled 9,000 miles and took over a month to journey between Kyoto and Copenhagen. The stunt was organised by the International Union of Railways (UIC), the United Nations Environment Programme…
By Andrew Pakes Transport Secretary Lord Adonis officially launched the new Javelin service yesterday, putting in place the next piece of the jigsaw in LabourÂ''s modernisation of the railway. The new service will bring high-speed trains to…
By Daniel Zeichner Acres of newsprint - and the digital equivalent - will be used in the coming days as commentators argue over the outcomes from Copenhagen. Politicians and NGOs are likely to take up largely predictable positions. Some…
By Nadeem Backus It's a common story. Every morning I and millions of other people get to their local train station and board a train on their way to work, sometimes we get a seat, sometimes the train doesn't even turn up. That's Arriva…
By Simon Fletcher More on this later, but the Standard has the detail of the above-inflation fare increase on London's public transport. It is a vicious attack. A seven-day bus pass will rise an eye-watering 20% from £13.80 to £16.60. Most…
By Andrew Pakes Gordon Brown's commitment this week to high speed rail is the strongest signal yet about how seriously the Government is taking the issue. Not only is high speed rail about improving our transport network, it is also part of…
By David Stuttle Among all great benefits to the development of the civilised world that Britain has created and established, the invention of the railway must rate as the greatest. From its inception in the nineteenth century through to…
By AnnaJoy David Why were none of us surprised when we heard recently that another bit of track had broken off this ramshackle rail network system of ours? Government consultations and announcements come and go - the latest from Lord Adonis…
By James Stafford In a tiny island country like Britain, which already boasts the highest per capita rate of flying in the world, 46 million short-hop flights a year is an unjustifiable expense. The language of austerity is apparently all…
By Mike Katz Here's a startling fact. There are 3,480 miles of high-speed railway lines in mainland Europe with a further 2,160 miles under construction and 5,280 miles planned for the future. In Britain, despite the fact that we invented…
