Category: Transport

Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister refused to...

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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot

In towns and in the countryside, I see SUVs and pickup trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s the Magafication of transportWhere is lawbreaking not just visible, but designed to be seen? Where is antisocial behaviour...

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Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled

‘Commonsense change’ looks to end current confusion and put ‘passengers first, not shareholders’ when services are disruptedRail passengers whose trains are cancelled will have the immediate right to travel on other operators’...

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New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’

No 10 says 29 new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UKA new fleet of battery-powered trains will be built to “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”, Downing Street has announced.The 29...

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I’ll admit it: I’ve cycled through red lights. But Britain’s traffic laws are to blame, not me | Simon Jenkins

The essence of cycling is to keep moving, but London’s chaotic roads often make this difficult. My solution: fewer, not more rulesI plead guilty. I have loved and used the streets of London all my life, as a cyclist, driver and...

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