Transport and Logistics Network
A passenger train without any seats recently called at Liverpool Street. It’s not a trial of a new standing-only train, but a way of delivering cargo freight into city centres.
Inside the gutted train (c) ianVisits
Delivering freight into towns by rai…
The AA has told drivers that not doing a quick 10-minute check on their cars today could cause problems on Good Friday. They say this because lots of people will be driving over the Easter weekend.
Chris Wood, who is the AA Patrol of the Year, says it’…
Hereford and Worcester Shooting Ground, near Redditch and Bromsgrove, is to close at the end of 2024 as Ian Butler retires after owning the site for around 45 years.
The freehold site, which was established in 1946 as the Westley Richards and William …
The machine, named Cecilia, broke through on Thursday at a site near South Heath, Buckinghamshire.
It was one of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) digging a twin-bore tunnel with a depth of up to 80 metres that will be used for HS2 trains travelling be…
A Birmingham arm-wrestling group which started as a passion project has grown into an internationally competing group, its members say.Based out of one of the group’s converted garden shed, the Birmingham Bullets said membership has soared from two or …
Hello and welcome to the January newsletter.
The weather and Christmas getaway brought challenges for both our strategic roads network and the railway. The performance teams I lead across highways and rail have been monitoring things carefully, includ…
Has the M25 reopened? Latest news (Getty Images)Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailHistoric work on the M25 in Surrey[1] has finished hours ahead of schedule, allo…
Jaguar Land Rover[1] has launched a safety probe after a driver’s brakes reportedly failed on a major motorway. The driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after an incident on the M62, near Warrington, on March 6.
The 31-year-old was dri…
A section of the M42 near Birmingham Airport was closed in both directions on Wednesday night due to a police incident, the National Highways service said.The service said on X, formerly Twitter, that the motorway was closed between junctions six and s…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel email“Stay home weekend”: that is the appropriate slogan between 15 and 18 March for motorists who normally use the southwest quadrant of …