François Hollande, the man who wooed the French with the promise to be a “normal” president, has decided to break rules and conventions in the name of normality.
Does anyone want to move into the Shard?
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Unions fear 20,000 railway jobs could be axed
Monday 28 May 2012
More than 20,000 railway jobs could be axed under government reforms of the industry, unions have warned.
UK 'hotter than Africa' as mercury hits 28C
Friday 25 May 2012
The unseasonably fine weather sent temperatures soaring again today, making the UK hotter than parts of Europe and Africa.
Scooter rider dies on notorious rail crossing in Berkshire
Tuesday 22 May 2012
A scooter rider died today at the same rail level crossing where seven people lost their lives in an incident in 2004.
Southeastern admits Stonegate station overshoot
Tuesday 22 May 2012
A rail company will be sentenced next month over an incident in which one of its commuter trains overran a station by nearly two-and-a-half miles.
Don't Occupy my wedding: Bride’s big day ruined as anti-Nato protesters descend on Chicago
Monday 21 May 2012
As Elizabeth and Tim Alberts stepped out of the church in which they’d just married, the last thing they’d have expected was their big day being hijacked by Occupy Chicago protesters.
Monday morning travel misery for rail passengers
Monday 21 May 2012
Travellers on a main London to Scotland rail route endured delays today due to overhead wire problems.
Natalie Haynes: You don't have to be mad to expect quiet on a British train – but it helps
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Einstein on the Beach, Barbican Theatre, London Carousel, Grand Theatre, Leeds
Juan Diego Florez, Royal Albert HallLondon
Sunday 13 May 2012
How do you compare multiple Einsteins? Well, it's all relative
Power cut derails UK's busiest hub Clapham Junction
Friday 11 May 2012
Britain's busiest railway station has reopened after a power cut forced it to close, Network Rail said.
Dip Your Toe, Brighton Fringe
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Just outside the Brighton Grand, on the shingly beach, sits a barnacle-encrusted, sea-green hut on wheels.
Worsening services, higher fares and job cuts: MPs attack government rail plans
Tuesday 08 May 2012
More than 100 MPs have signed a Commons motion criticising Government proposals for the future of railways, warning of worsening services, higher fares and job cuts.
Underground Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube, By Andrew Martin
Saturday 05 May 2012
However taxing for users, London's buried railways deserve a history that celebrates their role.
Delays hit Liverpool Street and Docklands Light Railway services
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Thousands of commuters suffered delays today after a series of problems hit the transport network in London, while train passengers were warned of continuing disruption to services because of another strike by drivers.







