An alliance of councils has threatened to legally challenge the government’s controversial HS2 project. The rebel group, which calls itself the 51m group, has sent a letter to Justine Greening, Secretary for Transport, saying that unless she reverses her decision to go ahead with the £34 billion high-speed rail scheme she can expect a judicial [...]

A new report suggests that the British rail system is more expensive and poorer value for money than the networks in other European countries. The study of European rail services marked Britain’s effort at the bottom of the table when it came to comfort, efficiency and fares. When the UK’s trains were compared to those [...]

As a way of helping to keep congestion to a minimum during the Olympic Games this summer, Transport for London has unveiled a new website which will allow passengers to use an interactive map, select travel dates and see just how busy stations are expected to be during the event. Details on the Paralympics will [...]

Although the HS2 project in the south of the UK is dividing opinions, the Scottish government is pressing for a firm commitment that the scheme will eventually extend as far north as Glasgow and Edinburgh. As it stands, the first phase of HS2 linking London to Birmingham should be complete by 2026. A second phase [...]

A decision as to who is to supply Wi-Fi on the London Underground is expected in the next few weeks. Transport for London is currently looking at tenders and has said that it will make a decision shortly so that the system is in place before the beginning of this summer’s Olympic Games. Although a [...]

According to a study by passenger watchdog London TravelWatch, Transport for London is failing to deliver on a promise to have staff present at barriers after ticket offices are shut for the day. As well as inadequate staffing, the survey of 57 stations found that many information screens were not giving adequate information, or working [...]

Route planning tool Google Maps has added UK train timetables and routes to help travellers to move around the country more easily. In collaboration with thetrainline.com, Google Maps is now supplying information on 2,500 stations and 170,000 routes. It is also showing more than 250 London Underground stations and around 8,000 bus stops across the [...]

The decision by the Department for Transport to give the green-light to a new high-speed rail link between London and Manchester has been welcomed by the Chambers of Commerce. It claims that the move will be welcomed by businesses all over the UK. However, the announcement has been met with less enthusiasm by environmental campaigners [...]

Ahead of next weeks final decision on whether plans to build a high-speed rail link connecting London to Birmingham will go ahead or not, Network Rail has said that alternative plans would fail to deliver the same capacity. The initial phase of the HS2 project is slated to be constructed between 2016 and 2026, and [...]

Preparations for the start of the biggest civil engineering project in Europe are well under way as the first of eight enormous digging machines makes its way to London. The Tunnel Boring Machines will be used to excavate 21kms of tunnel beneath the capital for the Crossrail scheme. The digging part of the process is [...]