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False emissions ratings cost UK more than £2bn a year – report
Some new diesel models emit 12 times legal limit, while others ‘are the cleanest cars on the road’
Passengers complain of being 'toasted by Thameslink' on 'boiling' new trains
Rail passengers have complained of “roasting” hot temperatures as a new heating and air conditioning system appears to have malfunctioned.
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Heathrow to Perth is ready for take-off. We test the plane in which pioneering passengers will spend 17 hours
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BBC News
- Woman robbed on motorway hard shoulderPolice say the robbery on the A74(M) in the south of Scotland was a
ITV News
- Bus firm bids to be UK's first all-electric operatorThere are more and more electric vehicles on our roads, but the question is how far they'll go between charges.
- Fears grow that notoriously busy level crossing could derail plans to build £70m rail depotPlans for a £70 million rail maintenance depot on the Essex/Suffolk border have been 'paused' by the rail company behind it.
The Guardian
- False emissions ratings cost UK more than £2bn a year – reportSome new diesel models emit 12 times legal limit, while others ‘are the cleanest cars on the road’
- UK construction sector contracts for ninth month in a rowONS January data also shows trade deficit widening, raising concerns about robustness of Britain’s economy
The Telegraph
- Passengers complain of being 'toasted by Thameslink' on 'boiling' new trains Rail passengers have complained of “roasting” hot temperatures as a new heating and air conditioning system appears to have malfunctioned.
Times Online
- One giant hop: the first non-stop flight from Britain to Australia {subscription]Heathrow to Perth is ready for take-off. We test the plane in which pioneering passengers will spend 17 hours
Daily Express
- ‘HS4’ airport train link plan dubbed an ‘M25 for high speed trains’, unveiled by engineersThe new “HS4Air” line would link HS1 with HS2 via Heathrow and Gatwick and the Great Western Main Line, creating a high-speed rail link around outer London.
Wales Online
- The ideas being put forward to clean up Cardiff's polluted air Charging drivers; low-emission buses and a cut in the number of buses using Westgate Street are all being put forward
- Passengers are cross because the quiet carriages on GWR's new trains are too noisy They say there are too few signs on the new Hitachi fleet
East Anglian Daily Times
- Norfolk manufacturer set to pitch to Heathrow Airport supply chain after contract winThe Norfolk manufacturer of a low-maintenance fire extinguisher will be pitching to the supply chain of one of the world’s biggest airports after signing a contract to have its product installed in the transport hub’s terminals.
Peterborough Telegraph
- ‘I want to achieve something great in life’ - female Peterborough train drivers want to change perceptionsWith the influence of women very much in the spotlight, two female Peterborough train drivers have described how they got into the profession....
Other Regional Press
- Union accuses Stormont of 'appeasing the private taxi lobby' over cabs in bus lanes planCriticism comes after Department for Infrastructure announces 12 months trial
- Hull Trains responds to criticism after week of chaos which saw almost every service cancelledThe company says being a small operator means the problems triggered by the bad weather have been magnified
- Coventry Railway Station and Friargate get £90m funding boost West Midlands Mayor says the money will boost jobs and growth in the city
Other News Sources
- Bus service serving River Way and Pilgrims Way set to be cutA DISABLED resident is urging a bus company to re-think its decision to cut a “lifeline” service for the community.
- Letter: Vultures are circlingThe news that the proposed Metropolitan Line Extension project is to be scrapped is very welcome news for those of us who have been concerned at the way in which Watford has been subjected to overdevelopment in the past decade or so.
- MTRC awaits result of bid to run Wales trainsA decision on the bid for the Wales and Borders rail franchises is expected in the second quarter, the MTR Corp (0066) said today.
- Department for Transport call plans for further industrial action in Cumbria "needless" as the argument continuesThe Department for Transport have spoken out about the RMT union's proposed action against Northern later this month
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