Two options for a second Crossrail route in London, linking the south-west and north-east, have been published for consultation by Transport for... continue

Transport for London has applied to the DfT for the Transport and Works Act Order for the Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea via... continue

Alistair McPhee, Vice-president transportation systems, Thales UK, London E1W
I agree with London Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Colin Stanbridge and his ‘Grow London – Tell George’ campaign.... continue

Bechtel has won the London Underground contract for a £36m project to increase the capacity of Vauxhall tube station. The total construction... continue

Transport for London is working on nine pilot schemes to maximise retail opportunities at London Underground stations. Transport commissioner Peter... continue

Transport for London must increase salaries if it wants to secure the best talent, a transport expert has said. “If TfL is to continue to... continue

Transport for London will apply next month for powers to build and operate the Northern Line Tube extension to Battersea. Assuming the planning... continue

The Government is cutting Transport for London’s grant by £33m in 2013/14 and by £48m in 2014/15. TfL has cut net forecast... continue

Transport for London is seeking expressions of interest for the contract to operate Crossrail services. The eight-year concession contract –... continue

Transport for London is to launch a public consultation imminently on options for Crossrail 2, the proposed new rail link linking south-west and... continue

The London Assembly is calling for the electrification of the Barking-Gospel Oak railway to be funded in Network Rail’s next regulatory control... continue

Rik Thomas
ON 18 FEBRUARY, which was the tenth anniversary of the introduction of congestion charging in London, The Daily Mirror asked the rhetorical question:... continue

Howard Smith, London Rail’s chief operating officer, has been appointed operations director of Crossrail, starting on 25 March. Meanwhile,... continue

Transport for London is to lengthen its fleet of Class 378 Overground trains from four to five carriages to cope with growing passenger demand. The... continue

A DfT/Transport for London working group has concluded that there are “no barriers” to further devolution of rail services in the London... continue

Andrew Forster
Crossrail 2, the plan for a new south-west to north-east line under London, is to be promoted as a regional rail scheme rather than a London-focused... continue

Rik Thomas
WILL JUDGE is quite adamant that the future of transport ticketing is the contactless bankcard and that the days of the dedicated transport... continue

On the 150th anniversary of the London Underground author Andrew Martin used a column in The Guardian on 9 January to describe his long-standing love... continue

“Intelligent travel systems such as ‘pay-and-wave’ technology could help solve traffic congestion and reduce council budgets... continue

Rik Thomas
MANY TRANSPORT academics may have their doubts about the effectiveness of spending large sums of money upgrading the nation’s transport... continue