Scrimping and saving by culling more transport investment will hurt all of us November 4, 2022 If ministers think HS2 doesn’t work in its current planned form, why not work out a way in which it does, rather than simply abandoning it as a white elephant?
Travelling this Easter? Here’s all you need to know for London transport, planes, trains, and cars March 27, 2024 After more than a year of rail delays, and the recent M25 closures, we take a look at what the great Easter getaway will look like this year.
Nearly every London train service now less punctual than last year September 14, 2023 Nearly every train service in London is now less punctual than last year, according to industry watchdog the ORR.
No, HS2 won’t stop in west London, but it does show us why transport projects fail January 31, 2023 Last week, the long delayed high speed railway HS2 had another turn around the rumour mill, following suggestions it would end in west London. The hint of another hurdle shows us why politicians often ruin transport projects, writes Adam Tyndall. HS2 is happening and it will terminate in central London – despite the latest flurry [...]
New life sciences tower signals Canary Wharf gamechanger July 19, 2023 A new 23-storey life sciences tower will be erected in Canary Wharf, after planning permission for the building was approved this morning. The 823,000 sq ft tower, which is located adjacent to the Crossrail Station and Elizabeth Line at Canary Wharf, London, will be Europe’s largest and most “technologically advanced” life sciences facility. The life sciences [...]
Canary Wharf secures bumper cash injection to regenerate post-pandemic estate October 25, 2023 Docklands hub's owners commit hundreds of millions to regeneration of financial services centre into mixed-use development
Sadiq Khan to review bringing London buses into public ownership April 16, 2024 Sadiq Khan has pledged to create a new London bus company which would look at bringing routes into public ownership.
Crossrail bosses to advise Israel on building £33bn Tel Aviv metro August 24, 2022 Bosses of Crossrail are to advise on a new state-of-the-art £33bn metro system for the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Transport secretary Grant Shapps is in Israel this week and has met his counterpart, agreeing the deal as part of a post-Brexit memorandum of understanding signed earlier in the summer. This comes after the completion [...]
Khan: Crossrail’s Bond Street station can revitalise “tired” parts of Oxford Street October 18, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the opening of Bond Street’s Elizabeth Line station next week will help revitalise a “tired” part of Oxford Street – and keep big-ticket retailers in the West End. The station is the last of the Crossrail stations to open, having been delayed due to the complexity of the build. [...]
London Euston to Birmingham route blocked after landslip as thousands face disruption February 13, 2024 Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London are facing disruption caused by a landslip near Rugby.