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Scots paying over £100k a day to park, says report
PARKING charges collected by councils across Scotland last year rose by an inflation-busting 9.1 per cent, figures obtained by Scotland on Sunday have shown.
Malaysia Airlines MH370: planes and ships deployed to investigate 'encouraging' signals
Planes and ships were being diverted on Sunday to the area where a Chinese vessel detected signals consistent with a black box beacon in the hunt for missing flight MH370, the search chief said. Australia is coordinating the southern Indian Ocean search for the Malaysia Airlines plane which went missing on March 8 with 239 people on board. "Today Royal Australian Air Force assets will deploy to assist in further examining the acoustic signals in the vicinity of where the Chinese ship has detected the sounds," said Angus Houston, head of the Joint Agency Coordination Centre leading the search.
North Wales hovercraft link 'could be the start of something special'
Businessman looking at investment opportunities in Rhyl like the project but says it is too early to invest
Sunday, 06 April 2014
The Scotsman
- East Coast train staff hit out at shiny uniformsTRAIN drivers have demanded new uniforms be scrapped because glare from the shirts has left them unable to see their cab speedometers.
Mail Online
- Make HS2 trains go slower, say MPs: Report calls for speed limit to lower carbon emissions...but new £50billion line could end up saving just 25 minutesThe plans in a leaked Parliamentary report would cut the top speed from 225mph to 185mph, adding 10 minutes to a journey from London to Birmingham.
Sheffield Star
- Rail staff on track to raise £17,000 for charityUnipart Rail employees based in Doncaster have made a tremendous effort over the last 12 months to raise £17,000 for local charities.
Other Regional Press
- Giant crane moves in to lay new tracks A 500-TONNE crane will put in place a new section of track as upgrade work to Southampton’s railway line progresses.
Global Rail News
- Sleek linesIt’s often said in engineering circles that, if something looks right, then it is right. When Direct Rail Services (DRS) recently showcased the first of their new 15-strong fleet of Class 68 diesel- electric locomotives the sun shone and everything about 68002 ‘Intrepid’ looked very right indeed. Writes Stuart Marsh That DRS are proud of […]
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