Madrid News
Bumpy take-off for new terminal.
Spanish prime minister Jos Luis Rodriguez Zapatero inaugurated Madrid-Barajas Airports new fourth terminal on 4 February, describing the enlarged airport as a gateway to every continent. The super-mod...
Berlin News
Residents in court to oppose new airport.
Germanys administrative court in Leipzig is currently hearing complaints filed by over 4,000 residents who are to be affected by the expansion of the Schnefeld Airport on the south-eastern outskirts o...
Amsterdam News
New chip cards for public transport.
The strippenkaart ticket currently in use on Amsterdam city metro, buses and trams will be replaced by a new chip card in early 2007 in a move intended to make using public transport easier and to pre...
London News
Tube and bus fares increased for cash.
Transport for London (TfL) has raised the price of tickets on Londons tubes and buses but only for passengers paying cash. The idea is to encourage greater use of the pre-paid Oyster cards. Tube fares...
Vienna News
Public transport goes bilingual.
Information on Viennas buses, trams and underground railway is soon to be written in English as well as German. Instructions like Pull sharply now adorn the doors of underground carriages alongside t...
Amsterdam News
Hourly parking rates in the centre of the city went up on 1 January from 3.40 to 4.40. The new rates apply around the Central Station, Dam Square, the red light district and Nieuwmarkt Square. This ri...
Dublin News
Motorists can now get the latest information on parking spaces in Dublin city car parks by sending an SMS to 53030. In reply directions will be given to a car park in either the north or the south of...
London News
The Jubilee underground line has reopened after a brief closure over the Christmas period for the introduction of a seventh carriage on all Jubilee line trains. With the extra carriages the line will...
Madrid News
There are now 24 German shepherd dogs patrolling the capitals underground system in a pilot scheme involving eight metro lines and 57 stations. The idea is to make the Madrid underground a safer place...
Paris News
A special transport service has been laid on allowing passengers to travel free of charge throughout the entire Ile-de-France network, RATP, SNCF and Optile as of 17.00 on 31 December 2005 until 12.00...
Dublin News
Dublin has received an extra 20 buses under the 34.4 billion Transport 21 project to create a fully integrated travel system for the Irish capital and outlying areas. The new buses, which will start o...
London News
On 9 December 2005, Londons famous red Routemaster buses were finally decommissioned and taken off the city streets after 50 years of service. Two converted vehicles have been sent by London charity...
London News
Strike threatens New Year festivities.
Workers on London underground will strike on New Year's Eve over disagreements with London Transport over the working week, mannning levels and safety. Negotiations broke down just before Christmas an...
London News
Free transport on New Year's Eve.
Transport for London will be offering free services from 23.45 on New Years Eve until 04.30 on New Years Day. The free travel is being sponsored by Natwest Bank.
The London underground will begin a...
Dublin News
Ryanair to test online check-in.
Ryanair is to begin testing its new online check-in facility on its Dublin-Cork route at the end of January. The service will allow passengers to check in online and head for the departure gate if the...
Berlin News
Baltic Sea autobahn completed.
After 11 years and 2 billion, the four-lane A20 autobahn from the western German city of Lbeck to Stettin in Poland has finally beeen completed. The 325-km motorway runs parallel to the Baltic Sea and...
Madrid News
There are now 24 German shepherd dogs patrolling the capitals underground system in a pilot scheme involving eight metro lines and 57 stations. The idea is to make the Madrid underground a safer place...
Copenhagen News
Frederiksberg on new metro line.
A metro line costing Dkk 15 billion is to link the sterbro, Nrrebro, Frederiksberg, and Vesterbro areas of the Danish capital. However the Frederiksberg council has refused to pay the costs of the new...
Oxford News
Oxfordshire county council is installing more than 150 new bike racks around the centre of Oxford. The council has worked closely with the local pressure group Cyclox to identify areas of greatest n...
Dublin News
Tolls for Galway-Dublin motorists.
From 12 December motorists driving on a return journey from Galway to Dublin face a toll of 5 when the Kinnegad-Kilcock bypass officially opens. However there are concerns over long queues at the toll...
