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ScotRail slated as passenger journeys fall by 1m
Passengers made more than one million fewer journeys by ScotRail last year, figures reveal. Rocked by a historic cold spell and major engineering disruption, the train operator suffered its first setback after years of rapid expansion.
Leeds looking for help on mass transit system plans
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is calling for ideas and experience from across the world to help develop a mass transit system for Leeds.
HS2 could be forced to restart Old Oak Common procurement
A source close to the government-ordered review told New Civil Engineer that if the High Speed 2 (HS2) line was to terminate at Old Oak Common instead of Euston, procurement of the West London station contract would have to be restarted to cover changes to the scope of work.
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- Ex-Google and Uber engineer charged with theftAnthony Levandowski is accused by the US Department of Justice of stealing car technology secrets.
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- Former Google self-driving car engineer charged with theft of trade secretsAnthony Levandowski worked on autonomous vehicles at Google for nearly a decade before going to work for Uber
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- Fuel duty must rise if we are to cut carbon emissions [subscription]Britain has committed to a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But speculation is growing that fuel duty could be cut in an emergency pre-election budget next month. At a time when “hottest year” records are now routinely broken, should the prime minister contemplate cutting fuel duty?
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