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Northern England transport planners reject 'Noyster cards'
Transport for the North rules out use of ‘outdated’ smartcard ticketing, but aims to improve east-west links with trans-Pennine rail and road tunnelTravellers in the north of England will not be offered a “Noyster card”, a contactless plastic smartcard based on London’s electronic ticketing system, after officials decided the technology was outdated.Nor will a new east-west rail link be called “Crossrail for the North” after northern leaders took umbrage at the idea of a new line being named after one in the capital. Instead, the priority for the new chief executive and chair of Transport for ...
MPs to quiz Transport Secretary over airport decision delay
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin will be grilled by MPs over the Government's delay in making a final decision over airport expansion in the south east.
Appeal for county’s bus links to receive overhaul
TRANSPORT BOSSES have issued a rallying call for an overhaul of bus services in West Yorkshire amid shouts of “what’s good enough for London is good enough for us”.
Monday, 08 February 2016
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- Road flooding as weather warnings issuedFlooding hits the M9 and a major road in Greenock, as another period of wet and windy weather affects Scotland.
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- The art of living car-lessly in the cityNon car-owning is almost becoming a status symbol, different from greener-than-thou one-downmanship
- Uber drivers plan ‘Super Bowl’ protestFare cuts challenge could embarrass transport company
Birmingham Mail
- Aston Bridge repair work to start 18 months after closure Infrastructure group Amey will finally begin working on the repair of vital bridge which was forced to close in 2014 after being struck twice
Birmingham Post
- Solihull roads will be a real-life test track for smart carsMore than 40 miles of road around Solihull and Coventry will be used to test a new generation of “smart” cars
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- WMG to scan Coventry’s roads for driverless pod trialDriverless pods are to be put through their paces on a simulated version of Coventry, as part of efforts to introduce autonomous vehicles to the UK. Researchers at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at Warwick University will use a lIDAR scan – a high resolution laser scan – of 30 miles of Coventry’s roads to test […]
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