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TThe desperate scrabble for your ticket while running for a train could be a thing of the past, a manufacturer has claimed, with sensors potentially replacing ticket barriers which detect when passengers board trains. Train-builder Hitachi Rail is developing technology designed to ensure travellers are automatically charged the correct fare by recognising their smartphones at both ends of their journey.
Southeastern among franchises placed on public takeover watch list
The Southeastern franchise is one of six that could go the way of LNER and be taken over by the government as sources warned there was little time for a new operator to be appointed by April next year.
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- Boeing jet engine fragments rain down on Rome [ Subscription ]Romans ran for cover as hot metal fragments fell to the ground from a passing Boeing aircraft, smashing car windows, damaging roads and starting fires.
- Sky-high ‘kiss and fly’ fees to deter drivers [ Subscription ]Drivers are being charged up to £4 to drop friends and family at UK airports, with most operators hiking fees this summer. Research published today found that eight in ten airports had increased drop-off and pick-up fees as they seek to push passengers on to environmentally friendly transport.
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- Hikes in airport parking fees ‘leave drivers wincing’Four out of five UK airports have increased their fees for drivers dropping off or collecting people at airports this summer, according to a study.
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