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The Victorian Troon Station was devastated by a blaze on Saturday afternoon.
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FAR-REACHING proposals to improve train and bus services in South West Wales must have regional backing to help persuade central Government to fund them, transport experts have said.
Monday, 19 July 2021
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- Oil producing nations agree deal to control pricesThe Opec cartel and Russia will boost supply which should see petrol prices at the pumps come down.
- Carlos Ghosn: Father and son sentenced for helping ex-Nissan boss escapeMichael and Peter Taylor were convicted of helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape Japan in 2019.
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- Robotaxis: have Google and Amazon backed the wrong technology? An evolutionary approach to building driverless cars is challenging the companies targeting a ‘moonshot’ solution to full automation
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- Green transport can only succeed with a greener gridAnalysis: UK power infrastructure needs a big upgrade to tackle a surge in electric vehicles and manufacturing of alternative fuels
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- 20mph speed limit now in force on one third of country's roadsA 20mph speed limit is now in force on nearly one third of the country's roads, with campaigners pushing for it to become the default across the nation.
Times Online
- Opec+ nations agree deal to boost oil supply [subscription]Most of the world’s biggest oil-exporting nations have agreed a deal to boost supply in a move expected to help cool the runaway rise in the cost of crude, which has sent prices at the pump soaring and helped fuel inflation.
City AM
- London needs to overhaul its transport system to meet Sadiq Khan's net zero ambitions OpinionWe have less than a decade to become a zero-carbon city if we’re to meet the Mayor of London’s ambitions. Sadiq Khan has committed to using his second term as Mayor to tackle the climate emergency by setting a target for London to be carbon-neutral by 2030. City Hall is not alone. Twenty-eight of London’s 32 boroughs have declared a climate emergency.
Birmingham Post
- Haulier offers free training to tackle chronic driver shortageSome European drivers have returned home, with Brexit and Covid dampening enthusiasm for return to UK
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Tackling speeding among priorities of new West Yorkshire mayorWest Yorkshire's metro mayor has said she sympathises with communities who are at the end of their tether over speeding.
New Civil Engineer
- Net zero transport ambitions need to zero in on deliveryIf there’s one thing most people will take from the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Strategy, it’s that we’re likely to see an end to diesel HGVs on our roads by 2040.
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- How the government plans to steer UK transport to net-zero by 2030In an exclusive interview with Autocar, transport decarbonisation minister Rachel Maclean discusses limiting new ICE car sales, being ‘technology- neutral’ and improving BEV charging
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