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Double-spend warning over high-speed rail link
A HIGH-speed rail route from London should not end at Manchester as billions of pounds will need to be spent upgrading the network into Scotland anyway, Transport Minister Keith Brown has claimed.
Transport chief calls for tram-train investment
Public transport chief Geoff Inskip has urged the government to invest millions of pounds into tram-trains. Mr Inskip called on the Department for Transport to set aside £100 million a year from the savings identified in the McNulty Report into improving efficiency in Britain™s rail industry to develop tram-train networks across the country. Tram-train is [...]
Tuesday, 03 July 2012
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- New name for canal network bodyBritish Waterways Scotland is to become known as Scottish Canals, with ministers given more control over the country's canal network.
- Canal restrictions near 2012 parkA 15-mile restriction zone is put in place to control moorings on and access to canals around the Olympic Park during the Games.
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- New freight service barges up the Manchester Ship Canal THE Manchester Ship Canal is getting a little bit of Monica in its life as a new coaster of that name expands container services along the waterway.
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