World news | The Guardian4h ago
London braces for second day of Tube strike disruption https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/03/london-braces-second-day-rmt-tube-strike-disruption #LondonUnderground #TradeUnions #IndustrialAction #RailIndustry #Transport #UkNews #RailTransport #Politics #London #Business #Rmt
London braces for second day of Tube strike disruption

TfL says 60% of drivers worked on first day of stoppage as RMT confirms second day of action will go ahead

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
London tube strike to go ahead after 11th-hour talks fail to find resolution https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/london-tube-strike-to-go-ahead-after-11th-hour-talks-fail-to-find-resolution #LondonUnderground #Tfl #Rmt #Business #RailIndustry #RailTransport #TradeUnions #London #Transport #UkNews #IndustrialAction
London tube strike to go ahead after 11th-hour talks fail to find resolution

About half of drivers will take action on Tuesday as RMT blames TfL’s ‘refusal to engage meaningfully’

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World news | The Guardian5d ago
London tube strikes to go ahead on Tuesday and Thursday, RMT says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/29/london-tube-strikes-to-go-ahead-tuesday-thursday-rmt #LondonUnderground #IndustrialAction #Rmt #Transport #Tfl #London #RailTransport #TradeUnions #UkNews #Business
London tube strikes to go ahead on Tuesday and Thursday, RMT says

Two 24-hour stoppages by drivers to take place next week as part of action over proposals for four-day week

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US news | The Guardian5d ago
Fire in train car near New York City’s Penn Station injures five and disrupts service https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/29/new-york-penn-station-fire #NewYork #UsNews #RailTransport
Fire in train car near New York City’s Penn Station injures five and disrupts service

Amtrak car caught fire in Hudson River tunnel resulting in overhead wire damage, according to New Jersey Transit

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World news | The GuardianMay 26
Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/26/investigation-belgium-train-school-bus-collision-buggenhout-flanders #Belgium #Europe #RailTransport #WorldNews
Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision

Two children killed in incident at level crossing near town of Buggenhout in Flanders

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World news | The GuardianMay 22
Britain braces for busy roads as May bank holiday temperatures set to pass 30C https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/22/britain-busy-roads-weather-bank-holiday-extreme-heat #Transport #TravelLeisure #Business #RoadTransport #UkWeather #RailTransport #RailIndustry #AirlineIndustry #England #UkNews #Travel #FerryTravel
Britain braces for busy roads as May bank holiday temperatures set to pass 30C

Almost 19m drivers expected to hit roads over long weekend, with heaviest traffic likely to be on Friday and Saturday

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Opinion | The Guardian USMay 21
HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/hs2-white-elephant-british-history-sunk-cost-fallacy #Hs2 #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport #HeidiAlexander #NorthOfEngland #Politics
HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery

The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Bad PlaceMay 20

The Guardian | Martin Rowson on the spiralling cost of HS2 – cartoon by Martin Rowson

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The Guardian’s Opinion page features a cartoon by Martin Rowson that satirically highlights the spiralling cost of the HS2 rail project, credited to “Illustration: Martin Rowson/The Guardian” and dated 20 May 2026. The piece is presented as a visual commentary on the financial challenges surrounding HS2.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/20/martin-rowson-on-the-spiralling-cost-of-hs2-cartoon

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Martin Rowson on the spiralling cost of HS2 – cartoon

The troubled railway will now cost up to £102.3bn, more than £70bn over budget

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World news | The GuardianMay 19
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/19/hs2-bill-could-rise-102bn-pounds-first-trains-delayed-until-2039-government-admits #Infrastructure #Hs2 #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Transport #TransportPolicy #UkNews #Business #Politics #Inflation #HeidiAlexander
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says first official estimate in 2026 prices shows cost turbocharged by inflation

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World news | The GuardianMay 18
Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/avanti-west-coast-to-cut-one-in-seven-trains-on-its-busiest-intercity-routes #RailIndustry #Business #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #HeidiAlexander #Politics
Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes

Train operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behest

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