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Self-driving cars to be allowed on UK roads this year
The government previously said it hoped to legalise hands-free driving by spring 2021.
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Scotland’s airports are calling on the next Holyrood government to provide financial support to develop routes and other incentives to attract airlines back to the country.
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
BBC News
- High-speed GWR trains withdrawn over crack fearsSix trains, part of a new high-speed fleet, have been taken out of service after hairline cracks were discovered.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Trains at Leeds Station disrupted over late May Bank HolidayA NUMBER of train services at Leeds Railway Station will be disrupted over the late May Bank Holiday due to improvement works.
Bucks Free Press
- Campaigner loses fight over HS2 work in Jones Hill Wood, near Wendover An environmental campaigner opposed to HS2 work being carried out in an area of ancient woodland which he believes inspired legendary children’s author Roald Dahl says he plans an appeal after losing a High Court fight.
Carlisle News & Star
- Northern rail stations set for splash of colour after art competition winners announcedThe train operator was inundated after it invited customers to submit works of art that 'evoked thoughts of the railway or the north of England in general' to decorate its stations.
Wirral Globe
- Campaign to improve disabled access at Rock Ferry stationPassengers at a Wirral station are still having to add miles to their journeys or even be carried over railway bridges, despite campaigns going back years to add lifts to allow disabled access.
Other Regional Press
- Rail volunteers poised to play key role in Covid recoveryMEMBERS of a growing grassroots rail movement are looking forward to supporting local recovery in Wales as the country begins to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Train Operators
- Nottingham’s capital link boosted by faster and more frequent East Midlands Railway servicesEast Midlands Railway’s (EMR) service between Nottingham and London will be quicker and more frequent when the company introduces its new timetable on May, 16.
- Nottingham’s capital link boosted by faster and more frequent East Midlands Railway servicesEast Midlands Railway’s (EMR) service between Nottingham and London will be quicker and more frequent when the company introduces its new timetable on May, 16.
Railway Gazette
- Direct Rail Services becomes part of Nuclear Transport SolutionsUK: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has brought together its transport subsidiaries including Direct Rail Services into a single Nuclear Transport Solutions division.
Transportxtra
- Rail companies make sustainability pledgeRail companies pledge to make stations across Britain more sustainable. More solar panels, wildflower zones and electric vehicle charge points will be appearing at railway stations across the country as all rail companies responsible for managing railway stations pledge to make stations more sustainable.
- Electrification offers a route to decarbonising the UK's rail networkWhy Rail Electrification? report backed by wide range of organisations
Other News Sources
- https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/direct-rail-services-becomes-part-of-nuclear-transport-solutions/59000.articleDealing with cuts and travel disruption is hard - but asking good parking strategy can help.
News from Europe
- How a small town became a modern transport hub in southern FranceThe small village of Gardanne is a key transport link between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, the two main cities in the largest metropolitan area in France.
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