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Driving tests could soon be available from branches of Halfords under plans announced today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.

Government scraps Nats sale plans

The Government has scrapped plans to sell its 49% stake in air traffic control company Nats. Transport Secretary Justine Greening said it was best for taxpayers, travellers and Nats if the Government retained its shareholding.

New rail performance data released

Network Rail and train companies have today released more detailed information than ever before about train punctuality, showing passengers the number of services that arrive within a minute of their...

European Parliament agrees to invest in Peterborough trainline

A key rail bottleneck between Peterborough and the east will be tackled by a £3.8 million investment from the European Parliament.

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  • Government scraps Nats sale plans The Government has scrapped plans to sell its 49% stake in air traffic control company Nats. Transport Secretary Justine Greening said it was best for taxpayers, travellers and Nats if the Government retained its shareholding.

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  • Britain to keep stake in NATS air traffic controlThe British government has decided not to sell its stake in national air traffic control provider NATS because of its strategic importance to the UK, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said on Tuesday.

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  • New rail performance data releasedNetwork Rail and train companies have today released more detailed information than ever before about train punctuality, showing passengers the number of services that arrive within a minute of their...

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  • New £80m order a further boost for Bombardier Belfast planemaker Bombardier Aerospace is celebrating another soaraway success after scooping orders worth almost £80m for its new CSeries range of planes. Related StoriesBallyrashane Co-op invests £3m in the power of manureAerospace firm agrees major supply chain dealOur high flying companies celebrate successTrail of e-mails highlights Tucker's concern over Barclays financingWhitehall did not ask us to lower Libor rate: BoE deputy

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  • Consultancy Mott MacDonald wins £1m Merseytravel deal CONSULTANCY Mott MacDonald has won a £1m contract with Merseytravel to monitor and update its Local Transport Plan (LTP). The three-year deal was awarded on behalf of the Merseyside Transport Partnership, which comprises Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral.

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  • Pedestrian simulation in TorontoWritten by Erin Morrow (Senior Consultant at Arup) & Peter Debney (Senior Consultant at Oasys Software Ltd) Union Station is Toronto™s busiest transportation hub. Situated in the downtown district, it is the main terminus for the GO regional rail network, a connection into the city™s streetcar and subway networks, plus a gateway into the PATH [...]
  • Reading bridge lifted into placeNetwork Rail has produced a time-lapse video showing Reading station’s new bridge being moved into place. The initial 728 tonne structure, which is three times bigger than the current passenger bridge, was put in place at 3.30am on Sunday, following a two-night operation. Network Rail said the multi-million pound rebuilding project is currently running a [...]
  • First Capital Connect completes peaks challengeFour employees from First Capital Connect (FCC) have raised more than £11,000 for Railway Children after braving severe downpours to complete the Three Peaks Challenge by Rail. Managing director, Neal Lawson, Bedford driver, Martin Barter, and revenue protections team members, Glen Merryman and Rebecca Vandyke, climbed the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales [...]
  • Freight trains were not speeding before fatal crashTwo freight trains which collided in Oklahoma killing three crew members were not speeding, according to a preliminary accident report. On June 24, two Union Pacific freight trains travelling eastbound and westbound near Goodwell collided, sparking a diesel-fed fire. Three of the four crew members onboard received fatal injuries. The other crew member survived after [...]
  • Network Rail seeks transparency with new punctuality figuresNetwork Rail has released punctuality figures revealing exactly how many of Britain’s trains have arrived at their stations on time in the last 10 years. Just under 70 per cent of trains pulled up within a minute of their scheduled arrival time in 2011/12 – an improvement on the 46.9 per cent that turned up [...]
  • Heritage operator fined after chairman™s legs are crushed in track accidentA Heritage railway operator has been fined £5,000 after the company’s chairman had his legs crushed by a length of track as it was being moved by crane. Telford Steam Railway will also have to pay costs of £3,000, following a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) for criminal breaches of health [...]

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  • Fewer trains 'on time' under new, tighter test New, tighter punctuality statistics have been published by Network Rail, which only describe trains as 'on time' if they are no more than 59 seconds late at their final destination. The new figures reveal that 69.8 per cent of all passenger trains arrived early, on time or less than a minute late in 2011-12. The comparable figure under the previous, looser measurement, which was no more than five minutes late for commuter trains and ten for long distance, was 91.6 per cent. Train operators have been urged to 'go the extra mile' by a transport minister, and improve performance still further.

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