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Leap in profits at National Express

28.07.11
Transport giant National Express - sacked from running the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross in 2009 - posted a 26% jump in half-year profit to £95.5 million... more

100,000 trapped on trains for hours on the hottest day of the year

28.06.11
Commuters suffered a second successive day of travel misery caused by signal failures, broken down trains and old power cables sagging in the heat... more

'Use water wisely', Caroline Spelman warns households as drought hits large parts of England

10.06.11
Large parts of England are officially in drought after the driest spring since records began, the Government said... more

Happy Easter! Six lines hit as Tube faces shutdown after day of chaos

21.04.11
Huge sections of London's transport system will shut down over the four-day Easter break, it has emerged... more

National Express targets more rail franchises

17.12.10
National Express says its "proven expertise in rail operations" means it is planning to bid for more franchises, a year after it was sacked from running the East Coast Main Line ... more

Snow sweeps across England again

18.02.10
Snow returned to many parts of England and Wales as winter launches another blast at Britain... more

Economy 'not strong enough' for steep rise in house prices

15.02.10
Property asking prices rise 3.2 per cent in a month - a leap the economy cannot support, according to a homes website... more

How your region has been affected by the Arctic blast

05.01.10
Here is a round-up of how the Arctic blast was affecting regions around the UK today:... more

I've had my fill of these insincere charity chuggers

09.11.09
"Hello! How are you today ?" The smiling young woman who approaches me outside Farringdon Tube wants just a couple of minutes of my time... more

Call for talks to prevent week-long rail strike

09.09.09
Rail bosses have demanded urgent talks with union leaders to prevent a week-long strike on National Express East Anglia... more

Rail strike called off as unions agree pay deal

13.08.09
The National Express East Anglia strike was dramatically called off this afternoon, meaning the company will be able to run more trains helping commuters get home... more

Rail dispute causes second day of travel chaos

07.08.09
Commuters face more travel misery today as rail workers walk out for a second day... more

Second rail strike brings more misery to the journey home

06.08.09
Rail commuters face a nightmare journey home again tonight after the start of a 48-hour strike closed down busy routes to and from Liverpool Street station... more

Rail strike causes travel chaos for thousands with worse threatened

06.08.09
Hundreds of trains cancelled as a second strike halted most National Express East Anglia services to and from Liverpool Street ... more

Divi ditched as losses hit National Express

30.07.09
National Express veered further off track as it crashed into the red with a £36.6 million half-year loss, and dumped its interim dividend to cut debt ... more

Thousands face nightmare journey home as strike hits Liverpool Street

30.07.09
Rail commuters face horrendous journeys home this evening in a repeat of the delays they suffered getting into London this morning... more

Train strike to start on Thursday

29.07.09
Thousands of commuters were warned of travel chaos on Thursday and Friday with a 48-hour train strike by the RMT and Aslef unions... more

Eight days of strikes on railways

16.07.09
Rail union bosses have ordered eight days of strikes on London mainline commuter trains... more

Passengers face £2.50 levy for seat on train

12.05.09
Passengers will be charged an extra £2.50 a journey to guarantee a seat on crowded trains... more

24-hour rail strike next week

24.03.09
Thousands of commuters face major disruption next week after union bosses ordered a 24-hour strike... more

Rail workers vote on 24-hour strikes

03.03.09
Voting over train strikes begins today in a move that threatens to shut London’s busiest commuter lines... more

Rail commuters face major strike

19.02.09
London's busiest rail commuter lines face shutdown in the biggest co-ordinated strike action since the early Nineties... more

Commuters derail plans to take buffet car out of service

17.12.08
The last remaining restaurant car on the National Express East Anglia train line has won a temporary stay of execution thanks to customer complaints... more

Rail signal fiasco delays thousands

25.03.08
Thousands of rail commuters were delayed today when a vital signal was locked on red for more than two hours... more


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