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London to New York in 3.5 hours? United Airlines inks deal with Boom to make it happen
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Fflecsi DRT service to be extended to Blaenau Gwent
Transport for Wales (TfW) will further extend its Fflecsi demand-responsive transport (DRT) trial on 14 June when the concept replaces two Stagecoach South Wales fixed-route services in Blaenau Gwent. A pair of Mellor Strata-bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinters have been purchased for the new service and they will be operated by Stagecoach.
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The Telegraph
- Flagship HS2 station under threat as Sadiq Khan shelves vital upgrades [subscription]West London Orbital railway - said to be vital for viability of HS2 interchange at Old Oak Common - may have to be mothballed
- Flagship HS2 station under threat as Sadiq Khan shelves vital upgrades [subscription]West London Orbital railway - said to be vital for viability of HS2 interchange at Old Oak Common - may have to be mothballed
- Supersonic flights on the horizon as United orders 'new Concorde'Denver-based Boom aims to have its Overture jet in commercial service by 2029 to halve travel time in routes such as London to New York
Mail Online
- EXCLUSIVE: Fury at Northern Rail as shocking pictures reveal half term holiday makers crammed into train carriage heaving with maskless beachgoersThe photographs emerged today after hundreds of holidaymakers travelling on the rail line to and from Blackpool were left with little option but to cram into oversubscribed carriages earlier this week.
Hull Daily Mail
- Funding bid for Beverley to York rail line back under the microscopeA decision on a fresh funding bid to explore the feasibility of reopening of the Beverley to York railway line is expected within weeks.
New Civil Engineer
- Aecom drafted in to assist Yorkshire rail restoration bidAecom has been drafted in to help prepare a bid for funding to reopen the 51km York to Beverley rail line.
- TfL may be forced to mothball more capital projects following £1bn funding dealTransport for London (TfL) may be forced to mothball a number of major capital projects for the foreseeable future following the Covid-19 funding crisis, documents released ahead of next week's board meeting indicate.
Rail Advent
- Freightliner operates weekly Jumbo Train trials – removing 140 lorries from the road per tripSince the heaviest aggregates train ran over the West Coast Mainline earlier this year, Freightliner has continued to build on its position of the leading operator of the heaviest jumbo trains on the network.
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