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Department of Transport has spent £8m on 24 schemes to make rail network greener and more efficient. The expensive disruption that autumn “leaf fall” spells for Britain’s railways could be a thing of the past if government-funded trials prove an inventor’s theory: that adding more water will make the tracks less slippy.
£12.6million for Sunderland station redevelopment and more frequent Metro links set out in £377million transport wishlist for North East
Transport chiefs have included £12.6million towards the redevelopment of Sunderland Railway Station and improvements to the Metro system on their £377million wishlist for the North East.
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- M6 Toll bosses announce price increaseThe cost of driving on the M6 Toll will increase by up to 50p per journey next month, its operator has announced.
- Ford recalls 1.2 million vehicles in US over suspension faultThe Explorer sport utility vehicle is being recalled over suspension issues which could affect steering.
The Independent
- Ford recalls more than 1.2m cars over fears of 'loss of steering control'The recall is expected to cost the company £142m
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- David Spaven: Transport infrastructure investment must put carbon-reduction centre-stageThe recent news that the Welsh Government has decided not to build the controversial M4 ‘relief’ road near Newport should encourage Scottish Ministers to change direction on transport policy. The scrapping of the £2,000 million, 14-mile motorway plan – for cost and environmental reasons – has been hailed by Friends of the Earth Cymru as ‘great news for Wales and the planet’.
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