Shuttle bus service has been announced on Sunday for travellers from Basingstoke, who desire to be present at the upcoming London Marathon. The shuttle bus service to the London Marathon from Basingstoke has been proclaimed by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance. The Alliance has confirmed that it would be administering a fleet of special shuttle buses from Clapham Junction and Wimbledon to London Waterloo station. The shuttle bus transport…

The Heathrow Airport experienced a jump of 3.9% in passenger traffic in March, with a major factor behind the Heathrow Airport passenger traffic rise being increasing passenger numbers to China and India. In accordance with Heathrow Ltd., passenger numbers to China soared 15.1% year-on-year. The Heathrow Airport also experienced passenger traffic increase due to a record March average load factor of 75.8%. Heathrow Ltd. also voiced that passenger traffic rise…

Some Scotland train fares are set to be reduced by as much as 41% because of a new ticket pricing structure on Scotland’s train network. The Scottish Transport Minister, Keith Brown, has remarked that the decades-old ‘fare inconsistencies’ of split ticketing would conclude, making 275000 journeys cheaper. As per Keith Brown, £2.28m invested by the Scottish government would decrease fares on routes such as Dundee to Portlethen by 41% (£27.90…

The Coalition’s High Speed 2 (HS2) rail scheme has encountered a judicial setback as the High Court has pronounced that the consultation procedure, for compensating those impacted by the project, was unlawful. The High Court’s verdict was a triumph for the High Speed 2 Action Alliance (HS2AA), which contains more than 70 affiliated action outfits and residents’ associations. The initial phase of the HS2 rail project will involve a high-speed…

Thousands of commuters using train services to and from London continue to face delays after overhead electric cables failed in Radlett in Hertfordshire, which led to major changes in services run by three train companies - Southeastern, East Midlands Trains and First Capital Connect (FCC). Passengers on five trains had to be evacuated after 11:00 GMT yesterday, when the cables came down. Trains were unable to run between St Pancras station in…

Heathrow Airport seeks approval for £3bn investment plan, the implementation of which will send ticket prices soaring in the near future. The Heathrow Airport expansion plan includes opening of a new Terminal 2 next year, improved check-in and baggage facilities and more customer service training for staff and demolition of Terminal 1. If the five-year investment plan is approved, the ticket prices are deemed to sky-rocket from the equivalent of £19.33 per…

Transport for London (TfL) on Tuesday endorsed the demand for a new £12bn underground railway link to be constructed through London, by the early 2030s. The TfL’s endorsement of the new London underground railway link has emerged after the publication of a proposed route for the Crossrail 2 project. Crossrail 2, which is backed by Mayor Boris Johnson, could see mainline standard trains running straight from Surrey, through a new…

London Underground marks its 150th birthday today with 10 special stamps issued by the Royal Mail, paying tribute to the world’s oldest underground transport network. The first stretch of London Underground was opened on January 9, 1863, while the first journey took place on January 10, 1863, between Paddington and Farringdon on the network, which was then known as Metropolitan Railway. The London Underground 150th birthday stamps feature a contemporary lithograph of…

Rail fare hikes that were announced in November 2012 are set become effective from today as commuters return to work after the week-long festivities. In the New Year, season ticket holders will be greeted with rail fare hikes, which have increased by an average of 4.3%, while the overall ticket prices in rail transport services have gone up by 3.9% in England, Wales, and Scotland. The rail fare for the Leeds-Wakefield…

As retailers try to lure shoppers on the Boxing Day 2012, London Underground drivers are putting a break on the tube services today, as they strike for a holiday pay. The Transport for London (TfL) has announced that more buses will be introduced to help commuters for uninterrupted Boxing Day sales. Owing to the Aslef union’s Boxing Day tube strike that was announced on December 4, TfL said that shoppers…