New research reveals that the London Underground is polluted with small particles which may carry negative health effects for humans.
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Yes it got many things built, but the legacy is fairly disastrous.
Images of water gushing into subway stations filled social media following heavy rain in New York City. Solutions are at hand – but it takes money and political will, an expert explains.
It’s hotter and more crowded on the Underground but some things have got better for commuters.
A dormant ‘cash mountain’ marks a nadir for London’s contactless travel card, but trouble has been brewing for some time.
A survey revealed that 15% of Londoners had experienced some form of unwanted sexual attention on public transport.
A century ago, Edward Johnston designed a typeface for London’s transport authority. It continues to shape our experience of the city to this day.
Cities’ metros and subways are threatened by rising flood risks but innovative engineering could protect them.
With a fast-growing population, London needs a mayor with a clear vision for public transport. Will it get one?
We must place the responsibility for preventing assault firmly on men’s shoulders.
London has more than 40 “ghost” underground stations that are awaiting a new function. Now, Transport for London is inviting companies to submit bids to transform them. But is this a good idea and does…
Bob Crow, the pugnacious General Secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT), has died at the age of 52 after suffering an aneurysm and a massive heart attack. His passing has brought…
Londoners will be pleased that the latest tube strike has been called off. But that hasn’t stopped people from speculating as to how much it might have cost the capital’s economy. Last week, newspapers…
The estimated £50m daily cost of London’s Tube strikes is based on a 2007 survey of just 315 businesses. Since Tuesday night, London’s Tube workers have been on strike and the media has repeated big claims…
Predictably, the newspapers have been full of reports of “Tube chaos”, millions “facing transport misery”. In the Daily Mail, an enterprising editor has conflated the storms which have caused rail cancellations…
Any traveller on the London Underground during the summer will know how hot and stifling it can get. That the Tube can be hotter than Bali or Barcelona is a fact of life for commuters. Running trains in…
London’s tube users face disruption in the New Year as the unions threaten strike action. Debate on the subject is as heated as ever, with both sides racing for the moral high ground. But, though London…
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Associate Tutor, University of Surrey
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
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PhD Researcher, University of Sheffield
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Professor of International Employment Relations, Middlesex University
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Urban Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellow, City, University of London
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Researcher in Transport Policy and Governance, UCL
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Professor of Hydroinformatics, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in Communication Design, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Plymouth
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PhD Candidate, Bangor University
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Lecturer, Essex Business School, University of Essex
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Lecturer in Accounting, Aston University
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Professsor of Accounting, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Accounting, Tallinn University of Technology
