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British trains miss out stations 1,000 times a week – and GTR are the worst
Thousands of passengers each day are left standing on the platform by trains that miss out stops – and numbers are increasing.
First new Greater Anglia train takes shape at Bombardier
Work is well underway on the first of over 100 brand new Greater Anglia trains being built at the Bombardier factory in Derby.
ORR authorises Kenilworth opening
The opening of the much-delayed Kenilworth station (RAIL 850) has moved a step closer, after gaining final approval from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
BBC News
- Police use unmarked HGV to catch dangerous driversBeing higher up in the lorry cab gives officers, they say, a new perspective to view roads.
- Vauxhall slims down dealer networkCar maker will cut the number of dealerships by about a third in response to changing consumer patterns.
Financial Times
- York turns to technology in congestion battleTrial sensor scheme aimed at smoothing traffic flows could be rolled out nationally
- Britain’s electric car aspirations lag way behind Asia's headstartThe UK’s quest to lead the world in battery technology is 20 years too late
Times Online
- Drivers skip jams and avoid fines by defying Forth ban [Subscription]Drivers who wrongly use the Forth Road Bridge to avoid traffic queues on a new crossing are to escape fines.
City AM
- Tesla has temporarily halted Model 3 production as it aims to tackle bottlenecksElon Musk's Tesla has pressed the pause button on its Model 3 assembly line for a brief period.
- Lloyds Bank's £14bn car finance arm facing growth squeeze following Jaguar Land Rover cutsBurgeoning growth at Lloyds Bank's £14bn motor finance arm could be hit by Jaguar Land Rover's recent malaise.
The Mirror
- How can we tackle the pothole crisis? Scourge of the roads is a £9.3bn headache that's only getting worse They are even more dangerous to cyclists and motorcyclists, with Roger Hamer, 83, killed in March 2016 when thrown off a push bike
Birmingham Post
- Full statement from Jaguar Land Rover - 1,000 jobs to go at Solihull plant Company confirms a series of meetings will be held with agency staff as it suffers from downturn in diesel sales
Other Regional Press
- '2020 is far too soon' to ban petrol and diesels in city centre streetsTHE 'mischievous' scheme to ban petrol and diesel cars from certain Oxford streets in less than two years must be 'kicked into touch', according to traders.
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- A3 'ghost crash' road named as of one of UK's most haunted A UK recovery firm has combed through the spooky archives to compile a list of the UK's most haunted
- Northern Ireland businesses to gain unique insight into vehicle enforcement from ROI's Road Safety AuthorityDelegates attending the Freight Transport Association's annual Transport Manager Northern Ireland Conference, sponsored by Iveco, will have a ...
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