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UK rail franchises face threat from abroad
Dutch and French operators gain edge after Abellio secured Greater Anglia franchise with offer a fifth higher than London-listed groups
High-speed train safety questioned
A SCOTTISH academic has claimed the HS2 high-speed railway plans may suffer track failure and derailments if trains are allowed to travel on it at speeds of 250mph.
Cycling: bright ideas from around the world recycled for a safer UK
David Cameron will hear radical ideas for making Britain’s cities safer for cyclists at a Downing Street conference tomorrow.
Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom leading the battle for residents affected by HS2 rail link
MP ANDREA Leadsom has reassured homeowners left in limbo following the HS2 announcement that fighting for compensation is one of her top priorities.
Monday, 20 February 2012
BBC News
- Blackfriars Tube station reopensA London Underground station closed for nearly three years for engineering work reopens.
Mail Online
- The 'intelligent' advert: Scanners to determine gender before sending messages according to sexThe 40-second interactive advert will be unveiled at a bus stop in Oxford Street on Wednesday and will use facial recognition to determine the gender of the person looking at it.
Derby Telegraph
Edinburgh Evening News
- Mystery man is YouTube hit after No 30 Lothian bus sing-alongPASSENGERS tend to sit in silence without even exchanging a glance as they make their way home – unless you catch the number 30, that is.
Sheffield Star
- Bus strikes end as deal agreeda REVISED pay deal has been accepted by bus drivers who have been staging strikes since November.
Wales Online
- Cardiff news: Bus routes in South Wales could be axed by cutsBUS routes across South Wales are in danger of being axed as a result of Welsh Government funding cuts, a council and bus operator have warned.
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