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London Heathrow Airport third runway U-turn ahead? [video]
Pressure from both inside and outside government is growing for a rethink on aviation policy which opposes a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport.
Goldsmith in runway quit threat
Zac Goldsmith says he will not stand as a Tory MP at the next election if the party backs a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Benefits of HS2 were exaggerated, secret report reveals
Research which torpedoes HS2 business case was suppressed for three years, writes Andrew Gilligan.
Birmingham Airport campaign will see posters emblazoned across London Underground
BIRMINGHAM Airport is throwing down the gauntlet to Heathrow in its own backyard – to persuade London policymakers to back Brum’s bid for 36 million passengers a year.
Monday, 11 June 2012
BBC News
- Floods wash away rail track bedAbout 150ft (45m) of track are left suspended in the air at a steam railway after a landslide in flood-hit mid Wales.
The Telegraph
- Benefits of HS2 were exaggerated, secret report revealsResearch which torpedoes HS2 business case was suppressed for three years, writes Andrew Gilligan.
- London set for mobile coverage on Underground trains Passengers on the London Underground will soon be able to make mobile phone calls and access email for the first time.
- London set for mobile coverage on Underground trains Passengers on the London Underground will soon be able to make mobile phone calls and access email for the first time.
Manchester Evening News
- Trams to be tested on new Metrolink line to Droylsden from MondayTrams will be tested on the new Metrolink line to Droylsden from Monday “ amid hopes passengers could start using it later this year.
Plymouth Herald
- West sleeper train service 'safe for at least 15 years'THE vital London to Penzance "sleeper" train service is safe for at least 15 years, the Government has confirmed.
Other Regional Press
- Transport minister praises local rail network and says sleeper service secure The transport minister, Theresa Villiers, has praised the hard work of local people and organisations in developing the local rail network in Cornwall.
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- Bombardier redefines e-mobility for Rail and Road with PRIMOVE Technology Bombardier Transportation today presented a new application of its game-changing BOMBARDIER PRIMOVE solution to selected guests and media. The PRIMOVE system, which has been installed in a pilot demonstration area of the Augsburg tram network in Germany, transfers power contactlessly without the use of any overhead wires. In addition, Bombardier today revealed testing of the PRIMOVE solution on a passenger van, using the same technology.
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