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HS2 'over-priced' say transport experts
HS2 is an over-priced, gold-plated project and will fail in many of its objectives a group of transport experts warns.
Southern must lose franchise after week of rail misery, says MP
An MP today called on ministers to "end the Southern misery now" after nearly a third of the rail firm's trains were late or cancelled in a single day this week.
Interview: David Horne, managing director, Virgin Trains East Coast
The rail regulator recently gave approval for First Group competing on the East Coast mainline between London and Edinburgh, where Virgin Trains East Coast is the franchisee. The 10-year track access application approved by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will enable First Group to operate from Kings Cross via Stevenage, Newcastle and Morpeth by 2021
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- Ryanair accused of breaking electoral lawVote Leave has accused airline company Ryanair of breaking electoral law in its campaign for the UK to stay in the EU.
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- Councils slam Northern MP Mark Menzies for backing Heathrow expansion but opposing fracking in his backyardLondon town hall chiefs criticised a Lancashire MP today for backing a third runway at Heathrow while opposing the go-ahead for fracking in his area.
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- Warning for rowdy holidaymakers as figures reveal hundreds of arrests at UK airportsCases have included a drunk ex-attendant attempting to open the doors of a plane as it came in to land at Newcastle Airport
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- Heathrow anti third runway campaigners to throw unwanted birthday party to 'celebrate' airport's 70th birthdayCampaigners will release 70 'no third runway' balloons and deliver some unwanted gifts to BA's Heathrow headquarters
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- Mock-up plane cabin gives aviation students wings to land top jobs Have a look at Middlesbrough College's new mock plane cabin
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- Ryanair mulls onboard intranetIrish budget carrier Ryanair is likely to opt for “walled garden” onboard connectivity in the mid-term, rather than full-blown Wi-Fi. read more
- Skyscanner launches Facebook Messenger bot for flight searchUsers can now search for flights ‘conversationally’
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