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Great British Railways national headquarters to be based outside of London to ensure that skilled jobs and economic benefits are focused beyond the capital.

Fears mount that Boris Johnson will ditch key HS2 railway to Red Wall

The Government is refusing to say whether the high speed line's eastern leg will go ahead

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  • Network Rail announces £25M investment to secure Wales and Borders transport linkNetwork Rail has revealed the details of a multi-million-pound plan to rescue a railway line increasingly ravaged by climate change and extreme weather.    The Newport-Gloucester line connects South Wales with the West Country, Midlands and north of England, providing a vital link for passengers and freight.    Running alongside the Severn Estuary - exposed to rain, wind and sea - more frequent extreme weather has seen the line devastated by five major landslips in the last two years alone.    This has led to extended closures of the railway and temporary speed re...
  • Winners of £3M zero emission flight aviation competition announcedFifteen successful projects have been awarded funding to help support UK airports in handling new types of electric and hydrogen aircraft.   Winning projects include wireless charging for electric planes, swappable battery packs to keep flight turnover times to a minimum and state-of-the-art fuelling tanks to safely and efficiently refuel flights of the future.   The 15 successful projects have been awarded a share of over £700,000 to help bring forward innovative research and technology, which can support UK airports in handling new types of electric and hydrogen aircraft. &nb...
  • Transport Secretary agrees high-level principles with G7 leadersWorld leaders have given international travel a further boost by agreeing to a series of new measures at the G7 transport and health meeting hosted by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.   In the first meeting of its kind between G7 transport and health ministers from major global economies, agreement was reached to align their international travel strategies through 7 principles that will build a long-lasting recovery for the international travel sector.   These 7 high-level principles are: futureproofing the transportation sector against future health threats ensuring the fa...

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  • Eurostar brand to remain after Thalys mergerEUROPE: European high speed operators Eurostar and Thalys confirmed on October 4 that their planned merger announced in September 2019 is on course to be completed ‘within two to three years’, with a formal submission to the European Commission’s competition authority expected in 2022.

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