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Use HS2 cash for main lines instead, ministers are told [subscription]
The high-speed rail line HS2 should be scrapped and bottlenecks eliminated on the conventional network instead, ministers have been told.
Greater Manchester set to become first in country to take public control over bus network
Greater Manchester will consult on bringing the region’s bus network back into public control – making it the first place in the country to use new powers over buses.
County council says rail link to Heathrow must be built before airport is expanded
Council leader Tim Oliver said Surrey residents are 'meat in sandwich' between Heathrow and Gatwick airports
Wednesday, 09 October 2019
BBC News
- Plan for Stranraer lorry park if no-deal Brexit happensA disused port could be used to hold up to 300 HGVs in the event of
Times Online
- Brazilians pay Uber more to be driven home in silence [subscription]Uncomfortable small talk in a taxi may soon be a thing of the past in Brazil.
The Telegraph
- Uber warns that tax hikes could wreck its UK business [subscription]ber has warned its UK arm could be crippled by a tax probe which might trigger a 20pc VAT charge on all bookings.
Birmingham Mail
- The deteriorating Birmingham roads in urgent need of repair revealedThis means that when these roads were surveyed in 2018/19, they had a wide range of surface damage and deterioration - and were expected to need maintenance within the next 12 months
Bristol Live
- Traffic warning for M48 Severn Bridge ahead of bikers taking over the roadThe event is called 'Hoggin' The Bridge'
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Taxi drivers slam poor station design Angry taxi drivers claim Wolverhampton railway station's
Other Regional Press
- Oxford's Royal Cars will put CCTV in all of its cabsA SAFETY conscious taxi firm has set out on a mission to be the first with CCTV in all of its cars.
- Call for review of notorious A45/Broad Lane junction"Why should our residents have to suffer this for even one more day?"
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- TfL sets out plans to make works on the capital’s busy road network safer and less disruptiveTransport for London (TfL) has set out plans to make works on the capital’s road network safer and less disruptive, by making changes to its pioneering Lane Rental scheme and introducing a new Roadworks Charter for utility companies. The Lane Rental scheme, which has saved £100 million of lost travel time since its introduction in 2012, allows TfL to charge utility companies a daily fee for digging up the busiest sections of London’s roads at the busiest times. This encourages companies to plan the works they need to carry out outside of the most sensitive times. All mo...
Rail Technology Magazine
- Passengers and freight will see improvement in Cumbria following major investmentFrom October 19, the Cumbrian Coast line will feel seven Sundays of disruption as Network Rail continue their major improvements. Just under two miles of worn out track will be removed and replaced between Drigg and Bootle as part of the £2.8m Great North Rail Project. This includes the...
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