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Full speed ahead for train builders as minister pulls plug on electrification
Chris Grayling has axed promised upgrades, but in other areas the industry looks healthy. What’s going on?The bright, electric future of the railway has been dimmed: trains will now continue to run on diesel west of Cardiff to Swansea, as they will on the Midland mainline to Nottingham and Sheffield.An announcement sneaked out on the last day before parliament went into summer recess has sparked howls of betrayal, in Wales in particular. Rail electrification, the government had once boasted, would bring quicker, greener, more reliable services, jumpstarting the economy and creating jobs with i...
Glasgow’s tram-train link firmly on track [Subscription]
There is growing optimism that a direct “tram-train” link between Glasgow airport and the city centre will get the go-ahead, according to Scottish government sources.
Electric Range Rover plot [Subscription]
Jaguar Land Rover is developing an all-electric Range Rover as a new crackdown on emissions looms, writes John Collingridge.
Undercover police officers on bikes deployed on London's roads to catch motorists endangering cyclists
Undercover police officers will be deployed on London's roads to catch motorists who endanger cyclists.
Sunday, 23 July 2017
The Guardian
- Drones will have to be registered in UK safety clampdownOwners of drones over 250g will need to show they understand safety and privacy laws as government acts after dozens of near-misses with aircraftDrones will have to be registered and users forced to take a safety awareness test under new regulations announced by the UK government.Dozens of near-misses with aircraft around airports have stoked fears over the safety of drone use. Continue reading...
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- London Southend uses mobile data to reveal busiest routes London Southend Airport in Essex is using mobile phone technology to monitor where locals are flying as it embarks on an ambitious strategy to reach 2.5m customers by 2018.
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- This is what Manchester Airport's new �1bn super terminal will look like Work began yesterday on terminal 2 which is to be vastly expanded
- 'You're well served by helicopters' - minister's response to concerns on coastguard aircraft coverage A GOVERNMENT minister has attempted to calm fears over the gap in coastguard helicopter coverage in Dorset following the loss of the Portland aircraft.
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