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Minister backtrack on trains Wi-Fi
Ministers are quietly retreating from Theresa May's election pledge to end the problem of patchy mobile phone signal and WiFi on train journeys, the Sunday Telegraph can disclose.
Rail crew shortages lead to 35,000 train cancellations [Subscription]
The number of trains cancelled because of staff shortages has risen almost fivefold in six years amid claims that companies are running the network on the cheap.
How Metro plans for Cardiff Bay need a rethink and could bring together more of the city
Connecting the centre of Cardiff with the Bay has been part of regeneration plans for the city since the 1990s. Network Rail's South Wales Metro will improve the connectivity between the two, however Professor Mark Barry of Cardiff University feels the current plans do not go far enough.
3D printed components to be tested on passenger trains
3D PRINTING: Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains, engineering consultancy ESG Rail and 3D printing technology company Stratasys have collaborated to use additive manufacturing to produce four train interior components meeting the standards required for use on UK rolling stock.
Monday, 04 February 2019
BBC News
- Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail carThe carmaker will make its new X-Trail overseas despite first pledging to produce the model in Sunderland.
The Guardian
- Nissan warns of Brexit concerns as U-turn at Sunderland confirmedCarmaker will not build new X-Trail in UK, saying uncertainty about future is affecting firms
London Evening Standard
- Nissan boss confirms X-Trail will be made in Japan, not Sunderland due to Brexit 'uncertainty'Car firm Nissan has confirmed that the next-generation X-Trail, planned for its Sunderland plant, will instead be made in Japan.
New Civil Engineer
- East and Midlands roads fail to meet maintenance standardsHighways England roads in the Midlands and the East of England have missed road maintenance targets, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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