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The government wasted £50 million of taxpayers’ money on a failed project to electrify railway lines in England and Wales, The Times has learnt.
London City Airport is ramping up efforts to secure a new Crossrail station
London City Airport is ramping up efforts to secure a Crossrail station at the airport, chief operating officer Alison FitzGerald said today.
Gatwick boss says urgent certainty is needed for Brexit flying rights
Gatwick boss Stewart Wingate said yesterday he was confident that aviation was a top Brexit priority for the Department for Transport (DfT), but warned time was ticking and certainty was needed for the industry.
The Severn Crossing tolls will be reduced in January when both bridges return to public ownership
It will be the first time the tolls have been reduced since they were introduced in 1966
Elizabeth Line celebrates key milestone as track installation work completed
A major landmark has been reached by Crossrail today as it announced that it had completed permanent track installation work on the Elizabeth Line. Transport secretary Chris Grayling joined deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross, Crossrail chairman Sir Terry Morgan and CEO Andrew Wolstenholme.
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- Severn Bridge tolls to be reduced in January 2018The reduction - worth £1.10 for a car - is the first step towards the abolition of the charge.
- 'I want to make life more convenient'Wellen Sham the boss of electric car maker Thunder Power says he wants to 'make life more convenient' for us all.
- Traffic levels hit record highEconomic growth and a rising population have pushed up car use, the government says.
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- Electric car dream collides with reality on profitsBosses warn of challenges in turning technology into business model that makes money
- Hertz, Avis hit a bump after Morgan Stanley questions car rental outlook
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- Green E10 petrol could cause filling station confusion [Subscription]Motorists could face confusion on fuel forecourts after ministers gave the go-ahead to new “green petrol” that will be incompatible with older cars and could increase prices at the pump.
- Vans making roads more clogged than ever [Subscription]Motorists are facing mounting delays after traffic levels reached a record high in the past 12 months.
- Electric vehicle pledge branded ‘unaffordable and unachievable’ [Subscription]Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to phase out all new petrol and diesel cars in 15 years’ time have been branded unachievable and potentially damaging by a leading engineering expert.
This is Money
- MOT fines cost Britons more than £7.5 million a year Currently, drivers who are already reminded to tax and insure their cars receive no written warning about the mandatory MoT roadworthiness test.
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- The Severn Crossing tolls will be reduced in January when both bridges return to public ownership It will be the first time the tolls have been reduced since they were introduced in 1966
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- Cabfind partners with IcabbiIntegration provides connection to drivers
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- Eddie Stobart opens the doors of its Training Academy Leading supply chain Eddie Stobart has officially announced it has opened the doors of its dedicated training academy to the wider logistics and supply chain industry. The academy was established in 2015 as an in-house facility to help attract and retain Eddie Stobart’s own staff. It has since been recognised as a leading facility by customers, suppliers and industry advocates, with increasing demand for its services to be offered to the wider market place.
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- Costain on board for automated lorry trialsCostain has joined the consortium headed by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to trial autonomous driving technologies.
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