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Virgin and Stagecoach team up with French state-owned rail operator SNCF in bid for new HS2 franchise
Virgin and Stagecoach have teamed up with the French state-owned rail operator SNCF in their bid to run the first trains on the £56bn HS2 line.
Transport Minister dismisses HS2 'cancelled' speculation
TRANSPORT Minister Andrew Jones has rejected suggestions the planned high speed rail line to Yorkshire could be cancelled after the General Election....
Noise on the underground: Londoners cry foul
London Underground is continuing to push forward with its ambitious plans for the Night Tube, with 24-hour services now running on the Victoria and Jubilee, and most of the Central, Northern and Piccadilly lines, on Fridays and Saturdays.
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- Can plastic roads help save the planet?Engineer Toby McCartney explains how his Scottish start-up MacRebur is persuading councils to use local waste plastic to build roads. Two English councils have already started building roads this way.
- Driverless cars trial set for UK motorways in 2019The project will include a journey between London and Oxford in 2019.
- General Motors loses Supreme Court appeal over car faultsThe decision exposes the firm to more customer lawsuits over a defect that led to recalls in 2014.
- Peugeot Citroen investigated over diesel emissionsFrench prosecutors have started an investigation into diesel emissions by Peugeot and Citroen cars.
- Diesel vehicles important for UK economy, says industryCommercial vehicles - which are mainly diesel - are important for UK economy, says SMMT trade body.
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- Three quarters of drivers want the speed limit raised Three-quarters of drivers say that the motorway speed limit should be raised to 80mph, as new speeding fines come into force.
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- Bradford Labour MP calls on Tories to reiterate support for HS2 amid reports of 'pause' planA BRADFORD MP has demanded the Prime Minister give her unequivocal support to high-speed rail project HS2.
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- Black taxis could be banned under plans to pedestrianise Oxford StreetBlack taxis could be banned from Oxford Street under plans to pedestrianise the capital's busiest shopping street, it emerged today.
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- 'Illegal parkers are threatening to drive businesses out of town'ILLEGAL parking problems are threatening to drive businesses out of town, business leaders have warned.
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