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Proposals for three new transport lines linking Leeds with Dewsbury, Bradford and the Spen Valley have been drawn up
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Network Rail has unveiled plans to further decentralise its management structure in one of the biggest operational shake-ups for years
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
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- Dangerous levels of roadside pollution in Wales 'overlooked'Dangerous levels of vehicle-related pollution on 81 roads are being ignored, an expert says.
- Fears of A9 dualling impact on historic sitesCampaigners say dualling the road could affect the site of a battlefield in Perthshire and a wetland.
- Nissan takes $83m charge related to Carlos GhosnThe carmaker says the charge relates to additional expenses linked to payments to its former chairman.
The Guardian
- Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run, says studyPetrol and diesel vehicles cost more over four years in UK and four other European nations
Times Online
- Uber could help to solve rural transport issues, says minister [Ireland] subscriptionShane Ross hinted that Uber may be considered as a solution to transport problems in rural Ireland but warned that safety for passengers must be a priority.
- Rationing road use is the best way to tackle congestion [Subscription]It’s not just the money, though congestion costs this country £8 billion a year. It’s the time. According to a new congestion scorecard published by Inrix, a transport-data firm, London drivers lose 227 hours of their lives to congestion, the worst figure in Europe after Moscow. In Britain, London is followed by Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Sheffield and half a dozen more of this country’s great cities, whose roads at peak times are packed, uselessly, with fuming cars and people. Admittedly, some mind less than others. But congestion hits us all indiscriminately.
City AM
- General Motors takes stake in British car tracking startup as it looks to driverless futureUS car giant General Motors (GM) is taking a stake in a British technology startup as it prepares for a driverless future.
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