Stagecoach tycoon Sir Brian Souter and his sister Ann Gloag are set to pocket £85 million between them after their Megabus transport group announced it would return £340 million to shareholders... more
A leading rail union is considering legal action in a bid to save 1,400 jobs which are being axed by manufacturing giant Bombardier after it failed to win a £1.4 billion contract to build new carriages... more
Feature: Rush-hour commuting is a fact of life for most, but we can lessen our carbon footprint by looking at alternative, more environmentally-friendly, routes to work... more
If we're better, connected, then the National is certainly better with Connections. This annual jamboree involving young people's theatre groups has been developing splendidly for over a decade... more
Passengers packing onto Stagecoach's buses and trains helped its profits rise 28% last year, but the group's boss ruled out spending some of that money on air conditioning... more
The opportunity to create something special at the beautifully restored St Pancras building has been missed by Marcus Wareing's team at The Gilbert Scott... more
Snow and heavy rain made it a miserable Monday morning for millions with forecasters predicting further wintry weather for the rest of the week... more
The chairman of Stagecoach declared he was "very confident" of winning more taxpayer cash to prop up the cash-strapped South West Trains franchise into Waterloo... more
Almost 200 train drivers are to stage a 24-hour strike in a row over pay and working conditions threatening disruption to services, it was announced today... more
Access to IVF on the NHS is getting worse, according to a report whcih shows that eight out of 10 primary care trusts are failing to follow guidelines allowing women three free cycles... more
The future of Gatwick has turned from the uncertain to the farcical after the forced sale of London’s second airport was derailed by news that no one wants to buy it ... more
Revenue growth and profit margins are fast disappearing at South West Trains. But despite warnings that the business is heading toward substantial losses boss Brian Souter has awarded himself a bumper dividend... more
A train company's website is advising rail users to undertake a whopping 18 hour journey from their East Midlands home town to London, it has emerged... more
Transport: Stagecoach admits that its commuter train services have become a victim of the financial crisis and the loss of up to 100,000 London jobs... more
Somewhere in the East Midlands, a former international full-back has reason today to dwell on an infamous Wembley incident and the strikingly parallel lines on which its protagonists have run ever since.... more
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