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Former Tory transport ministers attack Coalition over Heathrow and HS2
Three former Conservative transport ministers have attacked the Government’s airport and rail strategy, urging the Coalition to press ahead with a third runway at Heathrow and abandon the controversial £32 billion HS2 rail project.
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- Transport concerns leads to review of council contracts City of York Council has had to review how it classifies the services it buys from businesses after a supplier raised concerns about how it handled a transport contract for taking disabled children to school.
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- Bus? It's cheaper to organise a taxiCounty Hall's transport boss has said it would be cheaper to put passengers in taxis than continue to support some heavily subsidised bus routes.
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- Bus investment pays dividends for National Express COMMUTERS in the West Midlands are feeling the benefit of major investment in the region’s public transport, a new study has said.
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