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All aboard the new Intercity Express trains that will transform journeys across Britain
Transport Secretary travels on the first of the brand new £5.7 billion Intercity Express fleet of trains from Bristol to London.
New HS2 fears as large crack opens up on land where train line will run
Residents claim high-speed rail company has not taken West Yorkshire area's coal mining legacy into accountResidents in West Yorkshire have raised concerns about plans to build the HS2 rail line through a former mining area, after an eight-metre-long crack opened up in the ground along the proposed route.
Crossrail 2 boss Michèle Dix says without it London can't cope with the extra passengers the £56bn HS2 will bring
The managing director of Crossrail 2 has warned that without the project, London will not be able to cope with the surge of passengers expected from HS2.
Humza Yousaf in plea for political unity over funding for railways
Humza Yousaf is writing a letter to opposition parties at Holyrood urging them to join him in “standing up” for the rail network, as he voiced concern over what Scottish ministers say is a funding shortfall from the UK Government.
Monday, 16 October 2017
BBC News
- Airbus boss 'would step down if needed'The aircraft maker is dealing with corruption investigations in the UK and France.
The Scotsman
- Drone put 130 lives at risk with Gatwick plane near missA drone “put 130 lives at risk” after it nearly hit an aircraft approaching London Gatwick, a pilot said.
The Telegraph
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- Transport secretary Chris Grayling to face grilling by MPs over Monarch collapse and scrapping electrification plansChris Grayling will be grilled on collapsed airline Monarch, UK aviation's fate post-Brexit, and the scrapping of rail electrification plans when he faces the Transport Select Committee today.
Mail Online
- Drone near Gatwick risked the lives of 130 passengers The lives of 130 people were put at risk by a drone that nearly hit an aircraft as it approached Gatwick Airport, investigators have revealed.
The Mirror
- 'World's most useless airport' finally gets its first commercial flight - and it's LATE The British island of St. Helena - in the middle of the south Atlantic - welcomed its first 78 commercial airline passengers at just before 2pm on Saturday, 45 minutes behind schedule
London Evening Standard
- Flying drone 'put 130 lives at risk' after near miss with plane at Gatwick Airport, pilot saysA drone "put 130 lives at risk" after a near-miss with a plane preparing to land at Gatwick Airport, a pilot has said.
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