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New 225mph trains for Britain’s high-speed railway will be built in the UK under government plans to generate hundreds of jobs, it will be announced today.
Croydon tram bosses install infra-red beams to shine on drivers' faces to check they are awake - drivers to strike in protest
Croydon Tramlink drivers are to walk out in two 24-hour strikes in protest over a safety device which monitors to see if they are fully awake and paying attention.
Heathrow Southern Railway: Everything you need to know about plans for direct Surrey rail link with Britain's busiest airport
The project aims to create a new route into central London from Heathrow Airport with stops at Guildford, Woking, Basingstoke and Farnborough
Thursday, 02 November 2017
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- Royal Navy ships 'cannibalised for parts', report findsThe practice of swapping components is costing millions of pounds, the National Audit Office says.
- How did it get here?How the UK's newest port DP World London Gateway is trying to lure the world's biggest container ships.
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- Britain’s nuclear submarines ‘reliant on spare parts’The Royal Navy is increasingly forced to strip parts from its vessels in order to maintain other ships and submarines in the fleet, an investigation has found.
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- North Korean hackers steal warship blueprints from South The despotic regime is thought to have taken the documents after hacking into South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd's database in April last year.
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- The Thames can be a freight highway (Image source: Visit London) The Thames could be a “highway” easing road congestion says London Chamber. The Mayor should establish a temporary River Commission to explore how to make better use of the River Thames a leading business group said today. London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said such a body could have a brief to look at greater moving of freight and construction material by river thereby helping to ease congestion on the capital’s roads. The call was made as part of LCCI’s response to the Mayor’s Transport Strategy which proposes t...
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