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Lilian Greenwood MP was elected as Chair of the Transport Committee on Wednesday 12 July 2017. The remaining members of the Committee were formally appointed on Monday 11 September 2017.
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£3.4 billion spending bonanza planned for next decade
Greater Anglia announce more benefits for Essex rail passengers including a drop in the Delay Repay threshold
PARTNERING with Network Rail is hoped will solve major infrastructure problems which lead to delayed and cancelled trains.
Peel Ports planning rail container service
Peel Ports is on the verge of launching a new rail container service for customers using the Port of Liverpool.
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
BBC News
- Diesel emissions scandal still dogs VWGerman car manufacturer Volkswagen is still having to deal with the aftermath of the diesel emissions scandal.
- Tesla Autopilot 'partly to blame' for crashFederal investigators say Tesla's auto-driving system contributed to a fatal Model S crash in 2016.
Financial Times
- US agency criticises Tesla over fatal crashAutopilot was allowed to operate on non-highway road where vehicles could turn across
Times Online
- Queensferry Crossing speed limit to be raised to cut jamsThe speed limit on the new Queensferry Crossing is likely to be raised from 40mph to 50mph as soon as possible in an attempt to ease the congestion that has plagued it since it opened.
- Tesla Autopilot car death partly driver error [Subscription]Tesla’s Autopilot system was partly to blame for a crash that led to the death of a driver of its Model S car, US federal investigators have found.
- Jaguar has a change of Pace [Subscription]Jaguar Land Rover’s first foray into pure electric will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March — if not before.
- Frankfurt Motor Show: Thousands of Vauxhall jobs at risk amid Brexit concern [Subscription]The future of more than 3,000 Vauxhall workers remains in the balance after their new boss said that he was nowhere near making a decision on whether the plants would remain open.
- Beige is the new black as cab maker London Electric Vehicle Company makes motor show debut [Subscription]London’s new black cab maker went a shade of beige, the traditional colour of Germany’s taxis, as it made its international motor show debut in Frankfurt, with executives revealing that first trials of its hybrid would take place next month (Robert Lea writes).
City AM
- The electric vehicle revolution is coming sooner than expectedAfter years of incremental change, the electric vehicle revolution appears to be just on the horizon, according to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
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- New Transport Committee members namedThe members of the Transport Committee, which will serve under chairwoman Lillian Greenwood, have been announced. The select committee will comprise of a mixture of Labour, Conservative, SNP and DUP politicians.
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