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At least five parties are due to make offers by Monday, including Global Infrastructure Partners and private equity groups 3i and Carlyle

Cyclists are planning a huge demonstration in a bid to force all mayoral candidates to improve road safety

Chancellor George Osborne and his officials held private meetings with Kent airport bidders, it's emerged.

Farmers angered by HS2 rail planThe National Farmers' Union is briefing farmers whose land is on the route of HS2 high-speed rail line, which goes through the West Midlands.
Network Rail pay chief to stayNetwork Rail dismisses calls for the chairman of its remuneration committee to step down following the controversy over executive bonuses.

Train driver who took one in four days off sick wins £28,000 unfair dismissal payoutA train driver who took 134 sick days in 22 months has won a £28,000 payout for unfair dismissal. Darrin Thomas, from Ramsgate, Kent, was sacked by rail operators Southeastern after taking the huge number of sick days – more than one every four days – because of his asthma.

Derailed train 'driven too fast'The 129 tonne freight loco which derailed at Bletchley a week ago halting services on the West Coast main line was travelling too fast, rail safety chiefs said

Rail death victim namedA man who was killed after being hit by a high-speed train at Biggleswade rail station has been named as Peter Williams...

DB Schenker to boost London - Poland serviceEUROPE: DB Schenker Rail is to add a second weekly train between Barking and Wroclaw in September, and it hopes to expand the operation to a daily service by the end of 2013, according to CEO Dr Alexander Hedderich. Speaking at a reception at the Polish embassy in London on February 9, he confirmed that the weekly train which began running on November 11 had been a great success. Offering a 60 h journey time, the train is the first regular service to bring UIC-gauge wagons to the London area via High Speed 1, carrying a mix of traffic in 9 ft 6 in high swap bodies and containers. Punctuality d...