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Air-One drone and flying taxi airport opens [subscription]
The world’s first drone and flying taxi airport opened in a Coventry car park yesterday.
Government and railway industry to be more ‘radical’ in R&D
The railway sector and the UK Government need to be more “radical” when it comes to research and development (R&D) according to a paper published today. Through its Railway Innovation Strategy, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has called on the government to roll out more investment in rail innovation and provide funding, while asking the industry to adopt a long-term view to enable it.
Infrastructure investment can be a solution to the climate emergency
The infrastructure sector is in an unenviable position. On one hand, the ingenuity of our sector provides many of the answers to achieving net zero targets, boosting the UK’s energy resilience, improving the sustainability and quality of millions of journeys, and levelling up towns across the UK.
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
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- First full-size driverless bus trials to begin in ScotlandThe buses could be carrying passengers between Edinburgh and Fife, over the Forth Road Bridge, this summer.
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- Transdev raises £3,374 for DEC's Ukraine appealA BUS operator has raised thousands of pounds to support relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine by donating money for every ticket sold on all its buses.
Other Regional Press
- £500k drawn from council coffers to keep transport running amid fuel hikeHalf a million pounds could be taken from Norfolk County Council's coffers to keep transport for some of the county's most vulnerable people running, amid rising fuel costs.
- £500k drawn from council coffers to keep transport running amid fuel hikeHalf a million pounds could be taken from Norfolk County Council's coffers to keep transport for some of the county's most vulnerable people running, amid rising fuel costs.
- 'Ridiculous' one-way system plan pushed backThe controversial redesign of a busy route has been pushed back until next year - giving hope to opponents the project may never get off the ground.
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