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Government money for 83 green buses
The Scottish Government has allocated £3.7m towards the cost of buying another 83 low carbon emission buses.
Driverless buses on the way
Claire Perry reveals one major company has already held talks about introducing computer-controlled buses in UK
End destination up ahead for Leeds trolleybus inquiry
THE PUBLIC inquiry into Leeds’s controversial trolleybus plans is moving into its final stages.
Gillan hits out at HS2 compensation scheme in House of Commons debate
CHERYL Gillan said in a Parliamentary debate this week the vast majority of people affected by HS2 building work "will not be compensated fairly".
Heathrow flight path testing not behind airplane complaints
New flight paths being tested by Heathrow are not the reason for an increase in complaints about planes flying over Epsom, it has emerged.
Thursday, 23 October 2014
BBC News
- E-cigarettes ban on London transportE-cigarettes are banned by Transport for London (TfL) across the whole transport network
Financial Times
- HS2 chief likely to rule out big changesSir David Higgins to remake economic case for current proposal
- Eurotunnel traffic hits record levelsChannel tunnel operator shares rise on 3Q results
The Herald
- Third bus-tram collision in Edinburgh centreA BUS has been in collision with one of Edinburgh's trams for the third time in three months.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh tram and bus collide in city centreA BUS collided with a tram for the third time in three months yesterday in Edinburgh’s West End.
Mail Online
- Cambodians create bamboo 'rail taxis' on abandoned train line Rail travel rarely seems as genteel as a ride on the 'nori' train - an abandoned line in rural Cambodia where locals have fashioned individual engines from bamboo and old tanks.
London Evening Standard
- Stealth ban on e-cigarettes on all of London's buses, trains and Tubes... but not bus stops E-cigarettes have been banned on the entire public transport network in London, the Standard has learnt.
- Homes hotspots to watch: the London areas where Crossrail will slash commutes by 30 minutes We find homes along the first stretch of the west-east London Crossrail route - from Reading to West Drayton - that will offer commuters much faster journey times.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Shadow transport secretary criticised over implying Hexham is North of Newcastle commentLabour shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh has been ridiculed by Conservative opponents for saying the A1 goes North to Hexham
Wales Online
- Violent assaults on Welsh train network show increase despite fall in overall number of most serious crimes, new report showsWelsh Government figures show overall crime on the railway network is down despite the spike in 'rail rage' attacks, while the number of rail users increased year-on-year
Bucks Free Press
- Chiltern Railways trains running normally after a tree was cleared from the tracks Passengers were facing delays of up to an hour after a tree fell on the line between Seer Green and Gerrards Cross.
- Gillan hits out at HS2 compensation scheme in House of Commons debateCHERYL Gillan said in a Parliamentary debate this week the vast majority of people affected by HS2 building work "will not be compensated fairly".
Doncaster Free Press
- HS2 commissioner to help Sheffield people with compensation claimsPeople living close to the planned route of the HS2 railway line who may be eligible to receive Government compensation are to get help.
Other Regional Press
- Northamptonshire MP to accompany HS2 Select Committee on visit to locations affected by proposed railway lineSouth Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom will be accompanying members of the HS2 Select Committee on a visit to the county next week when they will look at sites that would be affected by the proposed new railway line.
- 1,300-space multi-storey car park to be built on site of new Northampton railway stationWork is set to start on a 1,300- space multi-storey car park, which could begin to serve the new Northampton railway station by late 2015.
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