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Network Rail faces regulator fine after performance slumps to lowest level in four years
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said punctuality and reliability fell to their lowest levels since 2014 between April and mid October this year.
Rail fares to rise by 3.1 per cent from January
Millions of commuters are set to pay an average of 3.1 per cent more for rail tickets from January 2, industry body the Rail Delivery Group said.
After almost a year of strikes, DfT commits to keeping second person on-board Northern trains
The DfT and Transport for the North (TfN) have committed to keep a second person on-board Northern trains in a momentous decision that could bring an end to strike action and settle the long-running dispute between the TOC and the RMT union. TfN yesterday declared it did not support removing the...
Nottingham hosts world's largest double-decker biogas fleet
Delivery of the world’s largest double-decker biogas-fuelled bus fleet has been completed with Nottingham City Transport having now received all 53 84-passenger-capacity vehicles provided by Scania and Alexander Dennis Limited (LDL).
Friday, 30 November 2018
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- Tesco and VW plan free electric car charging pointsCustomers can leave electric cars to charge while shopping, under a partnership with Volkswagen.
Times Online
- Tesco to introduce 2,500 car chargersThe number of electric car charge points will rise by 15 per cent under plans to allow shoppers to power up vehicles in hundreds of Tesco car parks.
City AM
- Jaguar Land Rover to axe 200 jobs from west Midlands plant amid stalling UK productionJaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to cut more jobs at its Solihull plant as a result of moving the production of its Discovery model out of the UK.
- Volkswagen is planning a new US plant for electric cars as it takes the fight to TeslaGerman car manufacturer Volkswagen is marking out spots for a future electric vehicle factory in North America, as major car firms gear up to face rival firm Tesla's impact on the market.
- Ford's Europe president says a no-deal Brexit would be an 'absolute disaster' for the car industryFord's Europe, Middle East and Africa president has said a no-deal Brexit would be an "absolute disaster" for the auto industry.
- Thameslink summer delays not enough to derail Go-Ahead Group finances as revenues outpace passenger growthPublic transport operator Go-Ahead Group shares closed 7 per cent up today as it reported revenue growth in the last quarter.
London Evening Standard
- London Bridge protest: Two more nights of traffic misery as taxi drivers block river crossing AGAINLondoners were bracing themselves for two more nights of traffic misery as black cab drivers blocked London Bridge again.
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