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UK’s first Tram Train on track to arrive in Sheffield

The UK’s first Tram Train is making tracks to Sheffield - from Spain.

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  • George Osborne to top up Network Rail budget in autumn statementMove aims to let rail operator finish bulk of five-year upgrades after funding fiasco led to ditching of two key manifesto pledges
  • London Underground ups offer to end night tube deadlockUnions urged to put revised deal to members after company extends three-year pay offer by a year and promises to hire more staff
  • Driver Dave kept waiting as Osborne stalls over delivering infrastructureThere’s suspicion about whether the chancellor can deliver his plans to spend £100bn this parliament on schemes such as new roads and power stations
  • 'Too quiet' electric and hybrid cars create headache for US regulatorsRoad safety authorities and automakers wrangle over new rules requiring loudspeakers to warn cyclists and visually impaired peopleUS regulators are grappling with new rules for electric and hybrid cars that are too quiet, leading to fears of collisions with cyclists and sight-impaired pedestrians unless the vehicles are fitted with artificial noise-making systems.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates the odds of a hybrid vehicle being involved in a pedestrian crash are 19% higher compared with a gasoline-powered vehicle. Continue reading...
  • Revealed: the new Thames bridge proposal that's a 'no-brainer'A design has been unveiled for an ingenious pedestrian and cycle crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe in London – but its planning process must happen out in the open, not behind closed doorsYou wait years for a new bridge across the Thames then three come along at once. Joining the controversial garden bridge and a plan for a crossing between Nine Elms and Pimlico, both of which have fierce opponents, comes a proposal unveiled today for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge between Rotherhithe and the Isle of Dogs in east London that hasn’t aroused a single objection – yet.There’s a good...

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  • Jenny Randerson writes… The final decision on Heathrow is imminent and Lib Dems are standing firmIt feels as if we have been waiting for a decision on airport expansion for a very long time. And in fact we have been – it was 2012 when the Airports Commission was set up and asked to come up with a recommendation for how the UK can best meet its international connectivity needs. But we finally have the long awaited “Davies Report”, and it is now up to the Government to make the final decision.

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  • First Tram Train starts journey to UKThe UK's first Tram Train vehicle has started its journey to Sheffield from Spain.  In a two week voyage from Vossloh’s Works in Valencia, the fully constructed 37 metre Citylink Class 399 Tram Train vehicle will travel by boat from Santander to Southampton (arriving 28 November). Continuing its journey on the M1 Motorway before planned arrival in South Yorkshire on 1 December.  Passengers in the county will be the first in the UK to benefit from the innovative new Tram Trains that have the signalling, power supply, control and telecommunications technology to run on both stree...
  • 39% of UK transport users would consider using a driverless car according to new studyNew research conducted by the Transport Systems Catapult, shows that 39% of people in the UK would now consider using a self-driving vehicle if it was available, rising to as high as 62% amongst young professionals living in cities.  The research was conducted with the support of the Department for Transport (DfT), the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Innovate UK, as part of a Traveller Needs Study comprised of 10,000 online questionnaire respondents, 50 company interviews, and 100 expert interviews. Rather than focusing on car owners, the study looked at transport...
  • Marshalls choose Optare MetroCityMarshalls of Sutton on Trent have purchased their first Optare MetroCity. The MetroCity bus will join the existing service fleet consisting of two Optare Versas and six Solos. The new MetroCity will serve route 90 between Newark and Nottingham. Marshalls of Sutton on Trent was established in 1989.  The family run business is now recognised as one of the leading coach & bus operators in the East Midlands. John Marshall, Managing Director of Marshalls, commented: “We already operate a number of Optare Versas and when we were looking for a new addition to our fleet, we trialled th...
  • Gothenburg’s new electric bus route wins European sustainability prizeThe 55 electric bus route (ElectriCity) in Gothenburg, Sweden has been awarded the European Solar Prize 2015 for being the best example of sustainable public transport operated using renewable energy. This prize is awarded to European sustainability projects in a number of different areas. “We need to make the transition in the transport sector if we are going to succeed in creating an environmentally sustainable society. Having a sustainable public transport system is a key component in this. The ElectriCity project and the 55 electric bus route are an excellent example of cooperation a...

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  • Franchising poses 'emerging risks' three years after West Coast collapse Rail franchising poses 'emerging risks', with uncertainty, delays and cost increases affecting major infrastructure works, the risk of reduced competition and 'potentially stretched' resources, according to a report published by the National Audit Office today. However, it also concludes that the Department for Transport has improved the management of its rail franchising programme since the collapse of the Intercity West Coast competition just over three years ago.

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