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Rail staff have been offered masks after concerns about pollution in a 3.6-mile stretch of tunnel that one driver said had not been cleaned for 40 years.
Heathrow Airport expansion: Hounslow residents encouraged to have their say on third runway proposals
Hounslow residents are being reminded they have just over six weeks left to share their views on the expansion of Heathrow Airport .
HS1 chair: HS2 got off ‘completely on the wrong foot’ over Euston
HS2 Ltd “got off completely on the wrong foot with Camden” as it developed plans for the redevelopment of Euston station, HS1 Ltd’s chairman has claimed.
UK Governments continue with plans for three-hour London to Scotland journeys
Plans to reduce train times between Scotland and England have taken a step closer to completion with feasibility studies commissioned on a number of routes. Starting in 2016, the joint project between the UK and Scottish governments originally looked to identify areas for improvement...
MP calls for nearly new trains to ease rail chaos in Sussex
AN MP has called on the Transport Secretary to diverted unwanted trains to the struggling Sussex network.
Tuesday, 07 November 2017
BBC News
- UK diesel car sales fall by nearly a third in OctoberThe motor industry calls for government action to stimulate the sale of new lower emission diesel cars.
Department for Transport
- Planning Act 2008: application for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel development consent order, further extensionMinisterial statement regarding a further extension to the decision deadline for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel.
Financial Times
The Guardian
- Oxford Street could become 'traffic-free boulevard' next yearRadical proposal to pedestrianise area west of Oxford Circus is aimed at improving air quality and tackling congestionA large section of London’s Oxford Street could be traffic-free by next December under a proposal unveiled by the mayor on Monday to improve the area for shoppers. A public consultation has opened into banning all forms of transport between Oxford Circus and Orchard Street to coincide with the launch of the new Elizabeth line at the end of 2018. Continue reading...
The Scotsman
- Self-driving cars to 'revolutionise' UK roads by 2021The advent of self-driving cars will herald a “revolution” for many elderly and disabled people, the transport secretary said yesterday.
This is Money
- MARKET REPORT: Car dealers shares go in to reverse Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders revealed that overall vehicle sales fell by more than 12 per cent from September to October.
London Evening Standard
- Lorry driver filmed on his phone with foot up on dashboard... one of the 4,000 motorists caught driving dangerously on Britain's roads in two yearsShocking footage has been released showing a lorry driver checking his mobile phone while resting his right foot on the dashboard.
- Unveiled: radical plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street by Christmas 2018Plans to transform Oxford Street into a pedestrianised boulevard to rival Paris or New York's shopping districts by Christmas next year were finally published today.
Peterborough Telegraph
- New crossing at busy Peterborough city centre junctionA new crossing will be installed at a busy junction in Peterborough city centre.
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