THE British public will fund 100%, or around £1bn, of the procurement costs of the rolling stock for Crossrail, London's new 118km east-west cross-city line which is currently under construction.

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has announced plans for a £320m project to lengthen trains on the London Overground network from four to five cars with the aim of accommodating rapidly-increasing ridership.

SERCO is to continue operating London's Docklands Light Railway (DLR) until September 2014 after being granted an 18-month contract extension by Transport for London (TfL).

SIX CEOs from some of Europe's leading capital city public transport operators gathered in Rome today and signed a declaration calling for European governments to invest in public transport as a means of kick starting the European economy.