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French rail operator chair says autonomous trains are the future but it may take time for passengers to accept boarding them
SNP bus plans branded 'utterly embarrassing' by opposition
PLANS to hand councils greater powers to run their own bus services have been branded “utterly embarrassing”
Under-fire HS2 says it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020
HS2, the under-fire high speed rail line that will link London to the North, has said it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 at 30,000 at "peak construction".
Airport connectivity measures up for discussion
A package of measures designed to bring about a "step change" in the infrastructure at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), including a consultation on the proposed railway station and link road, are set to be considered by Leeds City Council.
Thursday, 13 September 2018
BBC News
- Call to spend £1.4bn M4 relief road cash on public transportA relief road would not cut congestion and is an old solution to the problem, a report says.
- Landslip on A9 at Helmsdale 'undetected for months'People living in Caithness and Sutherland say the landslip is one example of difficulties with the road in the north Highlands.
The Guardian
- The Guardian view on electric cars: stopped by industry inactionMinisters must accept that the market won’t deliver technological change on its own. They will need to get the state involved to meet environmental and social objectives
Times Online
- Uber aims to cleanse cities of private cars [Subscription]People should no longer own cars in cities because of the amount of road space taken up by largely empty vehicles, the new British head of Uber says.
- Ancient woods threatened by £4bn road link [Subscription]A £4 billion road project between Oxford and Cambridge could damage dozens of wildlife sites and ancient woodland, conservationists have said.
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