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Welsh rail services set to be devolved following historic agreement

The draft Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 has been laid in Parliament.

Heathrow poses acid test for government, says Adonis

The national lack of power stations, runways, new towns and high-speed broadband represents a failure of ministerial planning and strategy, according to the government’s former chief adviser on infrastructure.

Trade body says European aviation industry must not suffer "the brunt of political inadequacies" as it offers airlines Brexit advice

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has provided guidance to airlines to prepare for different Brexit scenarios, noting in a report out today: "We are now 20 months post-referendum, and 11 months after the triggering of Article 50, with no visible developments for the aviation industry across the European region."

South Wales Metro bid 'should have been protected from Carillion collapse'

The Welsh Government should have done more to protect Abellio’s bid for the Ł5bn Wales and Borders franchise from exposure to bidding partner Carillion, an opposition assembly member said.

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  • Mercedes and MAN start real life tests of electric trucksMercedes Benz and MAN have both started testing electric trucks in day-to-day operations with customers. Mercedes-Benz has started putting its eActros electric trucks out on the road with a group of fleet operators. Ten vehicles in two variants, with gross weights of 18 or 25 tonnes, will be handed over in the next few weeks to customers, who will be testing their everyday feasibility and economic efficiency under real-life conditions. The maximum permissible axle load stands at the usual 11.5 tonnes. The energy for a range of up to 200 km is provided by two lithium-ion batteries with an ou...

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  • Late winter snow tightens its grip on railways Snow and ice continues to affect a number of railway operators, particularly in Scotland and south east England. ScotRail is running reduced services in many areas, while Southeastern, c2c, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway are also warning of cancellations and disruption. Some problems earlier this week were caused by the uncertainty of forecasts. Greater Anglia was criticised for withdrawing services on some routes in anticipation of snow which eventually fell further south, affecting Kent instead.

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