Tom Edwards, Transport correspondent, London

Tom Edwards Transport correspondent, London

This is where you can read my thoughts on the pains, pleasures and political policies that are involved in getting around the capital

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Plane 'fire' closes Heathrow runways

What today's incident highlights is how one event can have a massive impact on passengers.

Both runways were shut for 30 minutes but as Heathrow operates at 98% capacity of a 480,000-a-year flight cap that has a massive knock-on effect.

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17:10 UK time, Wednesday, 22 May 2013

London new buses' green credentials

Today I have received figures on the new bus for London's fuel economy and emissions from Transport for London (TfL).

The Routemaster-inspired bus, which runs on diesel and electricity, has been touted by the mayor as "the greenest double decker hybrid in the world", and is being used to argue for more investment in London transport.

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11:58 UK time, Monday, 20 May 2013

Shifting arguments for the New Bus

The New Bus for London is undoubtedly a striking addition to the streets of London.

What's also striking for those who have followed its story is how the argument for it has shifted.

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16:51 UK time, Friday, 10 May 2013

Can mayor secure Treasury funds?

And so the lobbying begins.

Today the mayor is in Northern Ireland showing off the new chassis production line for the 'New Bus for London', a modern design based on the old Routemaster which has prototypes running on two routes.

11:55 UK time, Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Crossrail recycling lost heritage

Underneath east London, the capital's lost industrial heritage is being recycled for Crossrail.

The last time I visited the 1.2 mile (2km) long Connaught Tunnel was a year ago.

11:55 UK time, Tuesday, 23 April 2013

HS2 scraps bridge demolition plan

The HS2 rail project remains a contentious and controversial plan which splits opinion. But there are signs that the project is changing.

The problem with HS2 for Ealing, in west London, was the line followed the route of the London Underground Central Line.

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13:48 UK time, Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Bridges: A tale of under-investment?

For the first time I can remember Transport for London (TfL) has admitted there has been under-investment in the capital's roads and bridges.

The engineering photographs do not lie and they show some of the structures are in a very bad way.

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About Tom

Tom began working at the BBC in 1995, having started his career on a small newspaper in the Lake District.

He's worked as Luton Reporter at BBC Look East where he followed an aid convoy during the Kosovo War.

Tom joined BBC London in 2003 as South London Reporter. There he covered the Damilola Taylor trials and received an award for his film on violence against minicab drivers in Croydon. As a general reporter at BBC London he covered the 7/7 terrorist attacks and their aftermath.

He became Transport & Environment Correspondent in 2008. He's covered everything from planes crashing at Heathrow, and snow days cancelling all bus services, to runaway tube trains and the end of the PPP. He was named Transport Journalist of the year in London last year.

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