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Honda set to close Swindon car plant

Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon car plant in 2022, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs.

Once-in-a-generation rail fare reform? More like Ryanair on steroids

The latest attempt to simplify our crazily complex rail ticketing system, hailed as a “once in a generation reform” is nothing of the sort. It is tinkering at the margins, which will result in some passengers being a little better off, a few a little worse off and Britain’s railway system still egregiously expensive and unfit for purpose.

David Spaven: Packaging passengers and small freight will benefit rural rail and hauliers

Until the 1980s, a regular ­feature of Highland ­railway operation – on the Kyle and Mallaig lines in particular – was ‘mixed trains’, where the locomotive hauled both passenger coaches and freight wagons in a single trainload.

Selling Heathrow’s slots at auctions ‘will push up fares’ [Subscription]

Ministers are considering auctioning take-off and landing slots at an expanded Heathrow, despite warnings that such a move would inflate costs for airlines and passengers.

Final green light for Network Rail £35bn CP6 plan

Network Rail has given the green light for its £35bn funding package and spending plan for control period 6 (CP6), which will run for the next five years to 2024.

First Bus announces sale of its Manchester operation for £11m

Bus operator First has announced it is selling its Manchester operation for £11.2m. The transport giant, which has its headquarters in Scotland, has sold the business to the Go-Ahead group.