Crowds of rail enthusiasts, commuters and excited locals turn out to catch the first of the new trains of the Elizabeth line, the biggest shake up to London’s travel network in 70 years.

London has the oldest underground railway in the world, and on May 24th, it will welcome its newest addition to the family. Crossrail is the realization of a dream first mooted in 1941, but one ...

The RMT has kept the issue separate from the ongoing dispute over pay, terms and conditions for 20,000 railway staff in England—itself suspended for the rest of the year after a strike on Saturday.