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MPs probe scrapped Cardiff-Swansea rail electrification
Committee chair David Davies announces investigation into the dropping of the Cardiff-Swansea plans.
'Huge rise' in number of commuters leaving their car behind
Arriva Trains Wales says it has recorded a 'huge rise' in the number of passengers boarding the train at ‘commuter stations’ on the outskirts of cities – with footfall doubling at one site.
Transpennine trains could be first in Britain to be controlled digitally
Inter-city trains between Manchester and York could be the first in Britain to be controlled digitally , Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce.
Government needs to stop the 'boom and bust' approach to rail funding
Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association Darren Caplan urges the Chancellor to act quickly to avoid a funding cliff edge by March 2019.
Friday, 22 September 2017
BBC News
- Budget for repairing Northern Ireland's roads set to run outAny repairs being carried out after October
Financial Times
- Tangle of cross-shareholdings links Uber and its rivalsWhile car-booking companies battle for supremacy, investors hedge their bets
Times Online
- Taxi drivers defend €2 booking fees [Subscription]Taxi drivers have insisted that it is fair to start charging customers €2 to book a cab through the Mytaxi mobile app.
Bolton News
- Why one stretch of road resurfacing cost half a MILLION poundsHALF a million pounds has been spent on resurfacing a main road in Horwich — and the price tag has been described as 'indicative' of the current problems facing Bolton's highways department.
Northern Echo
- Relief as first section of A1(M) missing link opensMOTORISTS will today be breathing a sigh of relief after a six-mile stretch of new motorway, which has been limited to two lanes and subject to rigidly-enforced speed and restrictions, is opened.
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