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London Underground drivers | ISS cleaners | STM on London Overground | Mitie at TfL

The auction of the the East Coast train line is being rushed through by Tory transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin. 

Thousands of bus workers across London have been part of a defiant fight against the privatised bus companies.

As Socialist Review went to press protesters were due to converge on Heathrow in a demonstration to oppose the airport's expansion.

Shareholders and accountancy firms are the biggest beneficiaries of the privatisation of public transport in Britain. Unjum Mirza, RMT rail union member and Left List candidate in the GLA elections, proposes a different vision of a publicly run, environmentally friendly and efficient system.

What have the rail, power and pensions industries got in common? This would be funny if it wasn't such a disaster.

London's congestion charge will do little to solve its transport problems.

What could be more stupid than the government's plans for the tube?

Judith Orr explains why the state of Britain's railways is producing a political crisis for New Labour, while Gareth Jenkins blames years of underinvestment.

The rail unions have built up some powerful muscle they can flex.