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A rail timetable overhaul being billed as the biggest in the UK has begun to be rolled out.
ScotRail passengers say no to smartcards
They have been a prerequisite of train travel for nearly 180 years – and despite ScotRail’s best efforts, passengers are proving very reluctant to give them up.
Plans for a train line to Bristol Airport launched
Holiday makers could be able to catch a train to Bristol Airport if plans for a new railway line take off. Airport bosses are keen to stress there are no definite proposals yet for the multi-million pound scheme.
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- New MOT tests come into forceRules will introduce new categories for defects and tougher tests on diesel emissions.
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- BMW didn’t recall its cars sooner because our watchdog is faulty [Subscription]Narayan Gurung served 20 years in the British Army, but it wasn’t a bullet that killed him on Christmas Day 2016. He lost control of his car and hit a tree after swerving to avoid a BMW that had stopped in the middle of an unlit road at night in Surrey.
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- TfL given new powers to crack down on dodgy driversPowers have been passed onto the transport network by the Metropolitan Police which will allow TfL to check that taxi drivers are carrying out their service legally and according to licensing conditions.
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