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English regions to benefit from transport investment worth £3 billion
Breakdown of the government’s major investment in roads, following last week’s Autumn Statement.
Southern train drivers vote in favour of strike action
UK’s biggest commuter franchise faces three days of walkouts in December and a six-day strike in JanuaryDrivers on Southern rail trains have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over the operation of train doors, Aslef union has said.Three days of strikes in December will be followed by a six-day walkout in January, spelling more serious disruption on Britain’s biggest commuter franchise.
More than half of train delays in Scotland down to Network Rail, report claims
Network Rail was responsible for more than half the delays on Scotland's trains over the last year, a think-tank has said.
Tunnel between Yorkshire and Manchester “cost could £12bn”
THE PROSPECT of a new road tunnel connecting South Yorkshire and Manchester looks to be in doubt after it was revealed the project could cost up to £12bn.
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
The Guardian
- Unions warn of 'massive betrayal' if shipbuilding contracts leave ScotlandGovernment’s delayed shipbuilding strategy to be unveiled amid fears that future contracts could go outside UKUnion leaders are warning of the potentially “massive betrayal” of working-class communities across Scotland if the Westminster government’s delayed national shipbuilding strategy, expected to be published on Tuesday, recommends that future contracts be awarded outside the UK. The industrialist Sir John Parker’s review of the long-term sustainability of UK shipbuilding was submitted a fortnight ago and had been expected to form part of the autumn atatement. It is also likely to questio...
The Herald
- Brexit could boost Clyde shipbuilding to make Britain a leading producer of ships, says FallonSHIPBUILDING on the Clyde will be boosted by the export trade opportunities opened up by Brexit, Sir Michael Fallon insists today, as a key report on the future of the industry in Britain is published.
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