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ScotRail boss denies exit is linked to poor performance
ScotRail Alliance chief Phil Verster has condemned the linking of his surprise departure with poor train performance as “totally wrong”.
Rail workers could be banned from striking to protect people’s ‘right to get to work’ under plans to be considered by MPs
MPs' report calls for better trains between Wales and the Midlands
An influential MPs’ committee has called for newer trains and major investment on the network between Wales and the Midlands.
East West Rail names Phil Verster managing director
East West Rail has chosen Phil Verster to manage delivery of its proposed Oxford-to-Cambridge rail project unveiled by transport secretary Chris Grayling last month.
Monday, 23 January 2017
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- Virtually cycling the length of BritainA digital games programmer from Angus is thought to be the first person to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats in virtual reality (VR).
Times Online
- Cycling target ‘will not be hit for 300 years’ [subscription]It will take more than 300 years for Scottish government ministers to achieve their ambition of 10 per cent of everyday journeys being taken by bike if current trends continue, cycle campaigners have forecast.
Mail Online
- One in eight of us cannot ride a bike survey finds A British Heart Foundation survey of 2,000 people has found one in eight Brits do not know how to ride a bike and one in 10 have forgotten because it has been so long since they last cycled.
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