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Fundraising bid for Victorian steam locomotive to haul first train in 75 years
Swanage Railway volunteers in Dorset have spent the past six years restoring the T3 class engine, which dates back to 1893.
Jun 23, 2023UK
Potholes and cost-of-living crisis blamed for surge in bald tyres
Motoring services company Halfords said 6.5% of the vehicles it checked in April had at least one tyre with tread depth below the permitted minimum.
Jun 21, 2023UK
Atol celebrates half a century of protecting holidaymakers
The scheme, established in 1973, has repatriated around 242,000 people and settled more than 1.7 million financial claims since 2000 alone.
Jun 21, 2023Politics
Options for new railway station in Bradford to be unveiled
Rail minister Huw Merriman told MPs the Government will soon set out its initial proposals for how a new station could be opened in the city.
Jun 21, 2023Health
Residents near airports may be slightly more at risk from heart attacks – study
Imperial College London researchers analysed hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases among residents under Heathrow’s flight paths.
Jun 21, 2023CrimeJun 19, 2023
Granddaughter of tram crash victim says trial verdict is ‘deflating’
Danielle Wynne’s grandfather Philip Logan, 52, was among seven men killed when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016
Business News
Bringing HS2 to Euston will need ‘compromise’ says minister
The Government announced in February that it was suspending HS2 work at the north London station because costs had ballooned.
Jun 19, 2023Business News
Consumers will become ‘less obsessed’ with home deliveries – parcel firm boss
Yodel boss Mike Hancox said shops, petrol stations and lockers are ‘a much more efficient network’ for getting goods to and from customers.
Jun 19, 2023UK
‘Humble’ railwayman passes half a century of service
Shashi Vyas joined the railway in December 1972 aged 23.
Jun 16, 2023UK
Travel firms say Brexit is blocking UK workers from being EU chalet hosts
Only 3,700 people from the UK are being employed in the EU to do jobs such as chalet hosts, holiday reps and tour guides, new figures show.
Jun 14, 2023UK
Minister says flights decarbonisation is ‘existential issue’ for holiday firms
Baroness Vere warned some holiday companies could fail if air travel does not become sustainable.
Jun 14, 2023UK
Sophie Morgan hits out at British Airways over treatment of disabled passengers
The Loose Women star’s wheelchair equipment was damaged on a flight with the airline for the second time this year.
Jun 13, 2023UK
Thousands of holidaymakers hit by easyJet Gatwick flight cancellations
The airline axed 54 flights due to take off or depart from Gatwick airport on Sunday, with a further 55 grounded on Monday.
Jun 12, 2023Business News
Heathrow bosses ‘do not anticipate cancellations’ due to summer strikes
More than 2,000 members of the Unite union will walk out for 31 days from June 24 in a dispute over pay.
Jun 12, 2023Environment
How should I drive in a thunderstorm?
The AA warned that roads could become ‘hazardous’ after the Met Office issued severe weather warnings for this weekend.
Jun 9, 2023UK
Key rail route reopens after 10-week closure to repair viaduct
Network Rail said passenger trains started running again over Nuneham Viaduct in Oxfordshire on Friday.
Jun 9, 2023Environment
All Uber Eats couriers to use zero emission vehicles by 2040
Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said London is ‘the leader in electrification’.
Jun 8, 2023LondonJun 8, 2023
Heathrow boss regrets lack of ‘diggers’ over Johnson’s constituency
John Holland-Kaye made the comment as he insisted a third runway is vital for the UK to have a ‘thriving healthy economy’
UK
Train journeys down 12% on pre-pandemic levels
The Office of Rail and Road said an estimated 389 million journeys were made by train from the start of January to the end of March.
Jun 8, 2023UK
Proportion of EV breakdowns due to running out of charge show sharp drop
The AA said just 2.1% of callouts it received from stranded EV drivers during the first five months of this year were for depleted batteries.
Jun 7, 2023UKJun 6, 2023
Eurostar between Amsterdam and London to be cancelled for up to a year
And the final train from London St Pancras to Disneyland Paris departed at 10.34am on Monday