By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at CityAM He has interviewed key figures in UK aviation and rail and has a particular interest in investigative reporting. He was highly commended in MHP's 30 to watch award for young journalists in 2025.

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London Underground could face summer of strikes as Mick Lynch’s RMT re-ballots 10,000 members

April 25, 2023

10,000 RMT members are set to be re-balloted for strike action today, in a continuing row over jobs and pensions which looks set to pile more misery on London commuters. The RMT, Transport for London and Sadiq Khan have been in a fierce dispute over the past year, after plans were announced to cut 600 [...]
Formula 1 test firm AB Dynamics drives towards revenues of £50m

April 25, 2023

AB Dynamics, which produces robots and simulators used by Alfa Romeo’s Formula 1 team, saw revenues close to £50m in the six-month period to 28 February 2023. The results, which mean AB has increased revenue by £10m on the previous year, came despite the continuing supply chain disruption and economic uncertainty at the time. The [...]
Taxi tie-up sees Bolt link with London’s black cabbies

April 25, 2023

A major taxi industry tie-up will see ride-hailing service Bolt make London’s black cabs available on their apps from today. Londoners using Bolt will now be able to order London’s iconic taxis to get around the capital as the firm introduces a ‘black cab’ category on the app. London’s cabbies have teamed up with mobility [...]
May bank holiday traffic: 17 million car journeys in ‘busiest weekend’ since 2016

April 25, 2023

Traffic levels are set to soar, with this weekend set to be the busiest since 2016, according to research conducted by the RAC and transport analytics firm Inrix. Over 17 million journeys will take place over the long weekend, beating the 14.6 million predicted for the King’s coronation, as Brits opt to watch the event [...]
HS2 boss: We didn’t know how much Euston would cost to deliver until last year

April 24, 2023

HS2’s chief executive Mike Thurston told the Public Accounts committee today that the Euston development of the project was a long way from its initial target – and that the costs of the last stretch of the line into London were poorly understood until 2022. Thurston told the committee “candidly, it was only until we [...]
Elizabeth Line: More trains and improved timetable to mark new London favourite’s first birthday

April 24, 2023

The Elizabeth Line will mark its one year anniversary with speedier travel and an improved timetable, TFL announced today. The popular line will see a swathe of improvements from Sunday 21 May, as it reaches the final milestone of the Crossrail project. Londoners can expect more trains and faster journeys on a number of routes, [...]
Evri to ‘triple’ deliveries as it rolls out e-cargo bikes in London and Leeds

April 24, 2023

Delivery titan Evri has launched new plans to triple annual parcel deliveries using electric-cargo bikes. Evri, formerly known as Hermes will expand its e-cargo bike fleet to London and Leeds this year, as the company looks to reduce carbon footprint in the ‘last mile,’ of its deliveries. Evri said that its services completed 154,000 deliveries [...]
Week Ahead: Aldi and Lidl tightening the screw on Sainsbury’s as retailers fight to retain price-wary customers

April 23, 2023

The supermarket giant is set to report a fall in annual pre-tax profits this week, posting up to £690 million, down from £730 million last year. According to the latest Kantar survey, Sainsbury’s reported a strong 12-week sales growth of 12 per cent at the end of March, but fell short of rivals Aldi and [...]
YSL splashes out record rent on Bond Street as luxury sector shrugs off cost of living concerns

April 23, 2023

Luxury goods company Kering is set to pay a record rent for the UK, after agreeing a lease for Bond Street’s Yves Saint Laurent store. Market sources told The Sunday Times that Kering will cough up £13m a year for the six-storey West London store, beating Ralph Lauren’s previous record of £11m. The luxury group [...]
Exclusive: Uber joins CBI exodus

April 23, 2023

Uber is pausing its engagement with the CBI, CityAM has learnt. The ride-hailing tech firm is the latest in a string of companies who have either ditched the organisation or suspended their engagement in the last few days, following reports of sexual misconduct by senior CBI members. Uber’s decision will be yet another blow [...]

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