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Philip Hammond declared war on potholes today as he promised an extra £30billion for England's roads.
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- Inside Birmingham's underground mail tunnelPhotographers visit a closed tunnel which once delivered mail to New Street Station in Birmingham.
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- Rail union urges ScotRail not to dump human waste on tracks RMT asks rail firm not to resume practice that was scrapped last year
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- Indian Railways plans £8bn rail link to the Himalayas [Subscription]India has announced plans to construct a railway line up into the foothills of the Himalayas, with pressurised cabins, doctors and possibly even oxygen masks to fight the effects of altitude.
- Indian Railways plans £8bn rail link to the Himalayas [Subscription]India has announced plans to construct a railway line up into the foothills of the Himalayas, with pressurised cabins, doctors and possibly even oxygen masks to fight the effects of altitude.
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- Network Rail CEO Haines writes to EU Commission to stop Siemens-Alstom mergerNetwork Rail has written to the European Commission asking them to intervene in the proposed merger between Siemens and Alstom. Network Rail confirmed reports that chief executive of Network Rail Andrew Haines, in a letter to EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, called the deal...
- TfN CEO on Crossrail 2 competition: 'London can flourish, but we want to turbocharge investment'The chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN) has quelled concerns that funding for the programme would be in conflict with Crossrail 2, claiming that the raising of funds through general taxation will help to finance both projects. Speaking at a Northern Powerhouse event in Manchester on...
- Budget: Hammond announces £37m for NPR and £20m for EWR The Chancellor Phillip Hammond has today announced additional funding for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and East-West Rail (EWR) projects. NPR, which will connect cities across the north of England, will receive £37m; and the EWR project will receive £20m to push forward its...
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