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Great Western high-speed trains set for Thames Valley
A £4.5bn contract has been signed to introduce high-speed trains on the Great Western Main line through the Thames Valley.
Helpline launched to target bus travel fraud
THE latest weapon in the battle to prevent abuse of the Scottish Government's free bus travel scheme will be launched today.
The third runway debate is back, and it’s all about greed
It won’t lie down. Like some ancient vampire, the “third runway at Heathrow” is the living dead. Born of greed and sucking lobbying cash into its veins, its coffin is hammered shut time and again. Yet come the fall of dusk over west London, with much creaking and howling, it slinks back on stage.
Court to rule in BAA battle to keep Stansted Airport
A court will rule today in the latest round of a battle over the sale of Stansted Airport.
Intercity Express gets green light at last
The Government has confirmed that it is to spend £4.5 billion on a new fleet of Intercity Express trains, almost three and a half years after naming Hitachi as preferred bidder.
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- Former railway line to be turned into cycle route as part of £7m transport boost PUBLIC transport, pedestrian walkways and cycling routes will be strengthened to help commuters get to emerging employment hubs thanks to £7 million of funding.
- Transport for Greater Manchester hopes for 'Wiggo effect' boost to cycle commuting Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is hoping that heightened interest in cycling due to Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France victory will give a boost to its Commuter Cycle Project. The agency is encouraging those taking to two wheels for the first time, or getting back in the saddle after a break, will take advantage of the free cycle training it offers.
- NEWS FROM JOHN BIGGS;John Biggs Welcomes Improvements for Cyclists at Mile End Junctions 25 July 2012 John Biggs has welcomed the announcement by Transport for London that a number of junctions in East London will benefit from improvements for cyclists. John has campaigned for improvements at a number of dangerous junctions in East London, including at Mile End-Burdett Road, which will make the junction safer for the growing number of cyclists. Consultations are ongoing but the proposals will be implemented within the next eighteen months. 360-house-thumb.jpg ...
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