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The Capital’s transport chief believes the council can’t justify waiting for findings of the tram inquiry before pressing ahead with extending the line – amid the city’s expected population explosion.
Council reveals new terminal plan for Luton airport
Luton Council’s airport company London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL) has today published its preferred option for the growth of the UK’s fifth largest and fastest growing major airport.
Ebbw Vale train frequency feasibility study re-starts
A feasibility study into increasing the frequency of trains from Ebbw Vale to Cardiff has been re-opened by economy and transport minister Ken Skates.
Saturday, 23 February 2019
BBC News
- Car industry: What's behind recent closures?Car manufacturers have recently announced job cuts in the UK.
- BMW and Daimler invest €1bn in new car ventureThe German carmakers combine to develop next-generation pay-per-use and autonomous services.
The Guardian
- UK driving licences will not be valid in Ireland under no-deal BrexitBritish licence holders living in Ireland would need to get Irish licences before 29 March
The Telegraph
- Can a hydrogen fuel-cell car master the 1,000-Mile Trial? [Subscription]Telegraph Cars puts the cutting-edge Hyundai Nexo to the sternest test so far of the technology that supplies electricity without the need for heavy battery packs – at the same time, following in the wheel tracks of the earliest pioneering motorists to prove its feasibility
Times Online
- End of road for cars as capital goes greenTantalising visions of Edinburgh have been conjured up for its councillors, offering a city centre free of cars and a tram system running down to the sea.
- German’s BMW and rival Daimler aim to electrify car market [subscription]A German competitor to the likes of Uber and Zipcar is being engineered by BMW and its great rival Daimler, the company behind Mercedes-Benz.
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