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Latest Transport articles

Terminal 5 satellite awards cabling contract

Award will cover cabling for all IT systems
07 May 2009

Virgin Trains rolls out on-board wireless internet access

Train operator completes first stage of implementation following years of delays
29 Apr 2009

Research to tackle digital challenges for rural communities

University of Aberdeen receives £12m to focus on how technology advances could transform rural business
24 Apr 2009

Air France pilots NFC-based mobile boarding passes

Airline claims an industry first in using contactless phone technology to speed up boarding
17 Apr 2009

Virgin Trains drivers get PDAs

500 handheld devices will help eliminate paper-based manuals
02 Apr 2009

Airlines maintaining focus on IT security

But some struggling to achieve compliance deadlines
30 Mar 2009

London Underground mobile phone plan goes down the tube

"I'm not on the train": Prohibitive costs stop implementation in its tracks
16 Mar 2009

UK trains arrive on the iPhone

New National Rail Enquiries application allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to obtain real-time travel information
16 Mar 2009

Network Rail replaces train monitoring system

Project will cover 159 platforms across 66 stations operated by Southeastern and Southern
11 Mar 2009

Mobile transactions set to skyrocket

Payments via the mobile phones will exceed £600bn by 2013, says research
27 Feb 2009

Ryanair introduces in-flight mobile phone service

But service will cost up to 10 times the normal rate (cue "I'm on the plane" jokes...)
20 Feb 2009

DLR moves to IP-based announcements

Rollout out of IP-based public address system to be complete by 2010
10 Feb 2009

Flybe lays off IT staff

Ten IT jobs to go and another 20 at risk as part of "departmental restructuring"
06 Feb 2009

Railway communications remain on track

Train drivers should have digital communcations by 2013 as Network Rail programme moves ahead
28 Jan 2009

Train network to adopt Oyster pay-as-you-go

But the IT bill keeps increasing
27 Jan 2009

Trial success for mobile tickets

Department for Transport completes first live pilot of ITSO-based mobile ticketing
22 Jan 2009

More sea safety problems caused by electronic navigation tools

Second marine investigation highlights inefficient use of new systems
16 Jan 2009

Review 2008: Top 10 transport stories

From the disastrous opening of Terminal Five to the debate around smartcards for ticketing, we look back at the top stories from a sector that is increasingly reliant on IT
29 Dec 2008

Tube Lines' long journey ahead

Tube Lines’ director of information talks about the company’s huge task of improving the network while still cutting costs
18 Dec 2008

Transport for London changes IT strategy

Budget consolidation and refocused project delivery to support £2.4bn cost-cutting plan
16 Dec 2008

IT is a key terrorist tool, says IPPR

National infrastructure is stretched and increasingly reliant on IT, says think tank report
28 Nov 2008

Transport for London signs new Oyster contract

EDS and Cubic to remain key suppliers for smartcard scheme until 2015
19 Nov 2008

West Midlands unifies traffic control systems

Unified data platform expected to improve vehicle flow management
05 Nov 2008

BA admits lack of training contributed to T5 fiasco

Pushing back the opening date was not an option, says airline
03 Nov 2008