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HS2 suppliers call on the government to tap the potential of high speed rail as a major new export market
Companies involved in the building of Britain's High Speed 2 (HS2) railway want the government to create a new body to tap into the potential of high speed rail as a major export market.
There could be battery-powered trains on the Valleys Lines instead of electrification
The UK Government is refusing to guarantee it will give Wales a promised £125m contribution for electrifying the Valley Lines if alternative technology is chosen.
'New' ScotRail trains are English hand-me-downs
A fleet of refurbished InterCity 125 trains will come into service on routes from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness and Aberdeen next year.
Monday, 10 April 2017
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- Newport Transporter Bridge: £8m fund bid to 'improve visit'There are hopes an £8m funding bid to improve Newport's Transporter Bridge could help double its annual visitor numbers.
- £200m Deeside congestion plans divide communitiesTwo options are on the table to tackle congestion on Deeside with a £200m roads project.
The Guardian
- Driving licences could be on phones by 2018Motorists could be allowed to have their driving licence on their phones by 2018, according to the government agency developing the plans.
- Diesel cars can improve air quality, claims motor industry groupCar makers’ group SMMT claims latest vehicles are the ‘cleanest ever’ and vital in fight against climate changeCar manufacturers have hit back at the recent spate of negative comments about diesel vehicles, saying that the latest incarnations are “the cleanest in history” and “light years away from their older counterparts”.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said diesel cars could play an important role in helping improve air quality in towns and cities and in tackling climate change. Continue reading...
The Herald
- Highly polluting cars may face Glasgow city centre pollution chargeDRIVERS of the worst-polluting vehicles could be charged to go into parts of Glasgow city centre under plans from the SNP, the party’s leader on the city council said.
The Huffington Post
- MPs' Children Cared For In Creches Just Yards From One Of The UK's Most Polluted Roads Children of MPs are being cared for within yards of some of the most polluted roads in the country, new analysis of the UK’s air quality has discovered. Crèches located in the heart of Westminster - used by MPs and other Parliamentary staff - are within 150meters of roads where the level of nitrogen dioxide in the air is more than 1.5 times above the legal limit. The analysis, carried out by Greenpeace, also shows that in Education Secretary Justine Greening’s Putney constituency 35 schools and nurseries are close to illegally polluted roads – making it one of the wor...
Times Online
- Taxi for Uber: court rules app is unfair to Italian cabbies [subscription]Uber faces being expelled from Italy after a judge in Rome ordered a comprehensive ban on its services.
Mail Online
- Raise tax on supercars to pay for scrappage scheme says MP Tory MP Charlie Elphicke said vehicle excise duty should be raised on the top 5 per cent highest-emission cars to help to raise the �2billion needed to pay for the diesel scrappage scheme.
- Speed bumps could vanish from roads in pollution crackdown Research conducted by Imperial College London found that diesel cars produce 98 per cent more nitrogen dioxide when driving over speed bumps as opposed to gentler 'road cushions'.
The Mirror
- Car owners face �75 fine for litter thrown out of window - even if they didn't chuck it The first national litter strategy, unveiled today, is aimed at slashing the near £800million annual bill to taxpayers of cleaning-up after thoughtless yobs
Northern Echo
- Motoring misery as A1 roadworks project delayed by up to 6 months DRIVERS using the region's busiest road face an extra six months of motoring misery after officials admitted a �380m upgrade of the A1 won't be finished until the end of the year.
Wales Online
- There could be battery-powered trains on the Valleys Lines instead of electrificationThe UK Government is refusing to guarantee it will give Wales a promised £125m contribution for electrifying the Valley Lines if alternative technology is chosen.
Reading Evening Post
- Major roads in Reading will have fewer pothole inspectionsReading Borough Council has reduced staffing which mean pothole repairs will now be largely done on a request basis
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- Surrey's most dangerous commuter town revealed Between 2010 and 2015, there were more than 4,000 accidents involving a driver, motorist or road user travelling to or from work, Department for Transport data has revealed
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