Transport

The privately-funded mega project, which was unveiled by Margaret Thatcher and Francoise Mitterrand for the Channel Tunnel in the early 1980s, was touted as a triumph of capitalist capitalism. Since 1994, when services began from…

The Spanish startup, Evolyn, has revealed plans for a new service in the Channel Tunnel - it could be good news for British travellers In theory, the news that a new investor is planning to launch a rival to Eurostar should be…

The cost to build the London-to Birmingham stretch of UK's high-speed HS2 railway has increased by a fifth within just four months. This highlights the difficulties the government faces in completing the project. Last week, Prime…

Tesla's EV delivery numbers disappointed, falling short of expectations, while Rivian and Chinese EV manufacturers exceeded forecasts.

The ballooning cost of HS2 is a reflection of our infrastructure planning problems. Gordon Brown, in his final days as prime minister, promised to invest £20bn into a high-speed railway line that would ferry tens of thousands…

Andy Burnham, Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester has stated that he would be open to discussing with Ministers the possibility of delaying the construction of the Northern leg of UK's High Speed 2 Rail Line if the Government commits to…

The intercity train operator Avanti will soon win a contract to operate services along the West Coast Line despite being plagued with delays and cancellations which have caused passengers to be miserable. Whitehall officials are in…

Network Rail's refusal to pay bonuses to its employees after they went on strike for months in a dispute with management has angered the workforce. Up to 20,000 RMT members are expected to be affected by the decision. They staged a…

US trucking company Yellow filed for bankruptcy on Monday and will close its doors. It collapsed under the weight of $1.2 billion in debt, which included a federal loan and a heated dispute with the Teamsters. The nearly century-old…

This could be £500m. It could be £1bn. It could even be £2bn. It's not clear how much the government agreed to pay the Indian conglomerate Tata last week for a battery plant in Somerset, instead of Lyon or Stuttgart. One thing is…

Mark Thurston's resignation from HS2 Ltd represents more than a simple staffing change. It's a symbol of failure. We who opposed HS2 under the previous Labour Government, from the moment it was just a twinkle of an eye in Lord Adonis’s eye,…

According to a company email, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is heading for "brand disaster" due to the difficulties it faced during the coronavirus outbreak. The lawsuit began on Monday and seeks $250mn. Virgin's legal action in…

The company behind the plan has signed important deals for the design and construction of the supersonic jet. Boom Supersonic has stated that it will have Concorde-style aircraft flying by 2027. The Italian aerospace giant Leonardo…

FirstGroup shares, the Aberdeen-based bus and train company, rose more than 17 percent on Thursday, after the company reported results that were well above market expectations despite losing a major rail contract. FirstGroup's…