#public-transport

#public-transport

With 90,000 fans heading to Wembley each night, public transport will be extremely busy. It’s important to leave with plenty of time to spare.

The exhibition, Next Stop, at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, showcases the evolution of transport in East London over 900 years.

It is awful and unacceptable that 10 people were murdered in the subway system in 2024. Convert that to the standard way of measuring mortality risk, deaths per 100,000 population, and the risk for someone who rode the subway 500 times in 2024 is 0.4 in 100,000. The risk of being murdered underground is ... orders of magnitude less than the risk of dying from a traffic accident elsewhere in the U.S.

The rollout of the new trains, known as platform hoovers, has been really, really slow with just four of the 90 trains currently in operation.

'Public ownership is already tackling deep-rooted problems we see on the railway that's led to spiralling costs, fragmentation and waste. A unified network under Great British Railways will take this further with one railway under one brand with one mission - delivering excellent services for passengers wherever they travel.'

The completion of the Norwood depot electrification demonstrates Arriva's continued commitment to investing in sustainable, innovative solutions to support our PTA's transition to net-zero emissions.

These buses will operate on suburban routes, where passengers spend more time onboard. Therefore, features that enhance passenger comfort-such as thermal comfort, low noise levels, a high number of seats, attractive aesthetics, and ease of use for all customers-are particularly important.

The direct trainline between Eastbourne and London Bridge Station will return on December 15, after being withdrawn in 2020 due to reduced usage during the pandemic.

Starting Thursday, members of the public are no longer permitted to carry weapons on public transport in Berlin, including all S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains, buses and trams.

The BOP G5/Hypervision platform is designed for operational monitoring across urban and intercity transport fleets by enabling both real-time and retrospective video tracking.

ImberBus is a unique London bus route that operates just once a year through military lands at Salisbury Plain, offering access to an abandoned medieval church.

New York has been hit with major flash flooding this week, showcasing apocalyptic scenes with the public transport system inundated by relentless rain, particularly on Monday night.

A new entrance to Stratford station will be built as part of a new 41-storey tower. This development will include student flats and offices.

Bastille Day is celebrated across France with large parades, particularly the main event on Champs-Elysées in Paris, along with fireworks in smaller towns, making it a national festive occasion.

Getting a driver's license has been a quintessential American milestone, yet my 19-year-old daughter still doesn't have her license despite being independent in other ways.

The 84B Potters Bar to Barnet service will be renamed the 243 and expanded to run to Hatfield, funded initially by Hertsmere Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy.

A woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by a man on a Victoria Line Underground train on Thursday 26 June.

Every euro invested in public transport generates a five-to-one economic return. The sector supports over 3 million jobs.

According to the city staff report, the priority lanes would see 75 parking spaces removed along Dufferin Street and 277 parking spaces on Bathurst Street.

Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd chief executive, stated: "The construction of the civil engineering should have been largely completed by now. The reality is we're about 60 per cent complete." He highlights issues with starting construction before approvals, saying it has significantly impacted productivity, asserting that lessons must be learned from this experience. "It's a very, very important lesson - the projects must not be mobilised and commenced if you haven't got the design and consents, because the productivity of the teams... is so leveraged..."

Marty Neese has taken over as President and CEO of Ballard Power Systems effective July 7th 2025, bringing extensive experience in operations and product optimization.

Berrylands station, opened in 1933, will close from May 11 to August 23, 2026, for major upgrades to improve safety and passenger experience.

A Dublin bus driver, Colin Byrne, physically assaulted a 12-year-old boy after a confrontation over bus fare escalated. The boy had tried to stop the doors from closing.

The Rossville bus stop, for straphangers heading to the St. George Ferry Terminal, is overwhelmed by overgrown weeds and hidden litter along its sidewalk.

An electrical power outage on Wednesday caused BART to shut down service on the line that serves central and eastern Contra Costa County.

The NYC Council advanced a bill that would give big trucks a big break to park legally overnight in NYC, with overnight parking areas offered in industrial zones.

Monthly ticket holders can travel anywhere the train go for just $1. On Saturdays from July 5 through Aug. 30, both railroads will honor all monthly tickets for travel to and from all stations within the LIRR or Metro-North Railroad regardless of what stations are printed on the ticket.

More than a dozen passengers were injured when several buses collided at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, causing chaos during the early morning commute.

London's Tube and bus travel turned into a sauna, with temperatures reaching up to 33C. Commuters expressed concerns over discomfort and urged improvements in services.