As London braces itself for an onslaught of industrial action across the transport network, what’s at stake, what is the Mayor doing — and will it continue for months? Christian Wolmar reports

The biggest public transport project London has ever seen is just a few weeks away from opening. Yes, really

If this level of deaths were taking place on any other mode of transport there would be a public outcry and a call for action

Today we learned how much next year’s rail fares are supposed to rise. But it does not have to be this way