The dreary, punishing experience of air travel creates its own backlash. Airlines and their various torture devices are the ...

The Class 230 battery trial (Diamond Geezer) * Commuter train operated remotely thanks to Alstom / DB partnership (Rail Advent) * The Messy Science of Escalator Etiquette: Video (Half As Interesting) ...

Spain’s rail network under scrutiny after second deadly crash in three days (The Guardian) * The Paris Suburban Cable Car Is ...

The small and somewhat cramped accommodation on platform one at Paddington station has been replaced by a new a bigger unit right on the Lawn itself. The new Assisted Travel Lounge is sited near platf ...

The Stansted Airport Track Transit System (TTS) will be decommissioned in 2026 after 35 years of airside operation at the London airport. The Stansted Airport Track Transit System (TTS) will be ...

If you go to Paddington main line station and follow the signs to platform 14 you eventually end up at short curved platform located almost at the far end of the station. All of Paddington’s other ...

Shopping at IKEA is an ordeal, an expedition. And IKEA has just made it harder. Whilst IKEA is the McDonald's of housewares, its approach is quite different. IKEA offers the same products and ...

Both meaningless and meaningful, the phrase ‘driverless trains’ is a recurring one in London politics. In this piece, we explore the reality behind the phrase and what it means in a London context.

• 150 Years of Charles Holden: Video (Transport for London) • Avelia Horizon trains Eurostar ordered not compliant with Channel Tunnel evacuation rules (Jon Worth) • How 15-minute is your city?

In The Lost Art of Passenger Comfort & Good Design – Railway Interiors Part 1, we looked at individual components and functionalities of train interiors – from seats, layout, information displays, and ...

Britain’s railway exists as a legacy of slavery. In this short series we look at this under-explored aspect of railway history, and talk to Network Rail about how we acknowledge that past and build a ...

As the Overground has grown, calls have increased to provide its sub-lines with clearer identities of their own. Behind the scenes, TfL have been working to do just that. Those new identities have now ...