Launched at the start of May, Sixt Trade’s latest product allows London-based small and medium-sized businesses to enjoy the advantages of a Sixt corporate rental account without the headache. Sixt Trade was created to meet the needs of a growing number of trade customers who wished to hire vehicles without the hassle of opening an [...]

The UK’s largest rail franchise, South West Trains, has announced a £2.2 million investment in greener energy. In a major overhaul of its regenerative braking system, South West claims that the modifications will both meet the green demands of the modern public while at the same time saving energy. Over 200 trains that form part [...]

Severe disruptions to both road and rail services are set to throw this Bank Holiday weekend travel plans into chaos. Millions of UK travellers are facing delays after a spate of recent roadworks were announced, along with five of the seven main railway lines throughout the country being cut by engineers for servicing. To compound the [...]

The highly anticipated new East London Line, which forms a key part of the London Overground network, has been opened to the public. This week will see a preview service, whereby eight trains will run every hour between Dalston junction and New Cross Gate. The service will operate from Monday to Friday between 0700 BST [...]

RailEurope has always offered a great range of deals and ways to see the best of the continent, and their latest deal is sure to appeal to train travellers and holidaymakers. The Eurostar Culture Connect service (launched Wednesday May 5) provides a great offer for visiting some of the finest galleries in Paris, London and [...]

Eurostar, the Channel Tunnel high-speed train organisation, has rebounded from the disastrous pre-Christmas breakdowns to record a first quarter increase. Late 2009 saw the rail carrier crippled by a series of breakdowns due to freezing weather that drew critical responses from the media, the travelling public and industry analysts. On a number of occasions, power [...]

The goal of London Mayor Boris Johnson to establish the city as the European electric vehicle capital has received a timely boost after £17 million in funding being made available for the programme’s infrastructure. The financial impetus will go towards making a network of some 7,500 charge points across the city over the next three [...]

Controversial plans to build a new airport somewhere on the Thames Estuary would be complicated but ultimately possible according to an initial report.   A second study into the proposal has now been initiated by Boris Johnson. If given the go ahead the south east could get a new six runway airport in the estuary [...]

The British government is set to receive plans for a new London station in the heart of the city to handle the proposed high speed rail network. The report will be presented by High Speed 2 (HS2) which was commissioned by the government to undertake a comprehensive investigation of potential high speed rail lines across [...]

Speaking at the climate summit in Copenhagen, London Mayor Boris Johnson made the assertion that by the year 2015 not a single Londoner would be further than one mile away from an electric car charge point. Mayor Johnson went on to reveal details of a citywide network of charge points for electric vehicles as London [...]