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Electrification of Britain’s railway lines should be scaled back in favour of cheaper alternatives such as battery-powered trains, the boss of Network Rail has said.
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LETTER: First Bus cashless payments scheme will hit the neediest
Consider this. You are a city council, and you are obliged to reduce pollution. Consider this too. You are a bus company, and you find it tiresome and expensive to handle cash. So, you create a cashless method of payment, and to sell this idea to passengers and city council alike you make a dubious claim that if everyone went cashless, buses would load five times quicker.
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- New Hitachi express train's first Welsh test journeyThe new intercity express train completes its first test journey in Wales.
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- ScotRail under fire after complaints about service rise by 10%THE country’s troubled railway service is under further pressure over revelations that there has been a 10% rise in complaints.
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- Rail boss ready for an insurgency [subscription]High Speed 2’s new boss took his post this month amid controversy, having previously run the European part of CH2M Hill, the US consultant that is deeply involved in the rail line.
- Rail boss ready for an insurgencyHigh Speed 2’s new boss took his post this month amid controversy, having previously run the European part of CH2M Hill, the US consultant that is deeply involved in the rail line.
- Run trains on batteries, says Network Rail boss [subscription]Electrification of Britain’s railway lines should be scaled back in favour of cheaper alternatives such as battery-powered trains, the boss of Network Rail has said.
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- Rail funding boost helps dementia passengers A community rail partnership has received a funding boost to help those living with dementia to reconnect with the railways....
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