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Investors hope east Londons Silvertown Tunnel will be a model for future private finance initiative projects
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- Bus and cycle lane upgrades to improve city linksPlans include a "cross-city" bus route and better cycle links between Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
- Tram disruption as engineering work gets under wayTransport for London (TfL) says the work is expected to last for two weeks, ending on 18 April.
- Jaguar Land Rover to pause US shipments over tariffsThe British firm say no vehicles will be shipped in April as it processes the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.
Financial Times
- Jaguar Land Rover suspends exports to US as tariff fallout spreadsTrumps levies on foreign-made vehicles spark disruption across global carmakers supply chains
- New Thames crossing triggers debate over UK toll roadsInvestors hope east Londons Silvertown Tunnel will be a model for future private finance initiative projects
Times Online
- Heathrow airport baggage failures blamed on power outages [subscription]After the fire that shut the airport, airlines claim about 80 breakdowns last year were mostly caused by loss of power, highlighting a lack of resilience
- How the first Thames tunnel in 50 years was built on time [subscription]East London?s newest road link, the Silvertown Tunnel, opens on Monday after an impressively easy construction. It?s all thanks to a boring German and some crafty financing
- Ryanair gets frosty over de-icing failures [subscription]Ryanair is suing for nearly ?1.5m in damages after de-icing failures at Stansted Airport led to 19 cancelled and 100 delayed flights, affecting 20,000 passengers
Daily Record
- CalMac ferry which needs £1.5million battery set to be replaced by Polish-built vesselThe MV Hallaig was hailed by Nicola Sturgeon at its 2012 launch as the worlds first to use a system which cut carbon emissions by 20 per cent.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Northern Trains to move staff into office complex on site of former Tetley BreweryA RAIL operator is set to move 120 staff into a new driver training centre in a newly-built office complex in West Yorkshire.
- Keighley railway station 'unveiled' after £9.9m transformationWORK is complete on the £9.9 million transformation of Keighley railway station.
Bristol Live
- Jaguar Land Rover stops exporting to USA as Trump Tariffs come into forceThe FTSE 100 plummeted on Friday in its worst day of trading since the start of the pandemic
The York Press
- Go-ahead for plans to convert historic York building welcomed by railway bossesNetwork Rail bosses have welcomed the approval of plans to convert the oldest surviving railway building in York into practice rooms for a brass band.
Blackpool Gazette
- Blackpool's tram service to be 'swifter and more efficient' as part of major new timetableBlackpool?s tramway is to offer a ?swifter, more convenient service? that better reflects the way people use it.
Other Regional Press
- Ground breaking event marks start of key Haverfordwest Public Transport projectKIER and Pembrokeshire County Council held a traditional ground breaking event at Haverfordwest Public Transport Interchange (HPTI) last month ? celebrating the official start of work on site.
- Rail station revamp unveiledMore than 60 people showed up to the grand unveiling of the newly refurbished Dorchester South Railway Station
- Birmingham Airport changes and new routes as bosses hail 'busiest year ever'A number of changes are taking place at Birmingham Airport in 2025
Railway Gazette
- Tilting battery trainsets in Bayern?s plan to abolish dieselGERMANY: The Land of Bayern has announced plans to replace diesel traction on 462 km of non-electrified lines with battery and electric traction by 2036.
Other News Sources
- Train carriage trashed with crisps following "disgraceful" late-night incidentPart of a train carriage was covered with crisps in an act described as "disgraceful" by other passengers.
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