Feb
12
last updated at 09:15, Saturday, 21 January 2012 Disabled campaigners are on the road to success thanks to their efforts to upgrade Cumbrian bus timetables. David Gale Twenty-eight-year-old David Gale, from Carlisle, and Carrie-Ann Fleming, from Kendal, called on council chiefs to update timetables last autumn so they could see which services were wheelchair accessible. …
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Jan
31
Babies will be banned from the Olympics unless they have their own ticket – even if they were not conceived when their parents bought seats. 2012 organiser Locog has said every child, including babies carried in their parents’ arms, must have a ticket. A press spokesman said the Olympics helpline had received calls from pregnant …
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Jan
28
South West Trains is now operating its new winter timetable which started on Sunday, 12th December. following feedback from passengers and stakeholders, the new winter timetable will benefit passengers travelling between Lymington Pier (and from the Isle of Wight via Lymington Pier) onwards to Southampton or London Waterloo.the key improvements are: · the Brockenhurst to …
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Jan
28
Some areas have already been hit by winds of 90mph 9:18am UK, Tuesday January 03, 2012 Large parts of the UK are being battered by winds of up to 100mph and heavy rain. As commuters return to work and some children head back to school the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across nearly …
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Jan
26
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – The state auditor has released a new report on California’s high-speed rail project, raising new concerns about how it will be financed. In the report, the auditor said the latest high-speed rail business plan relies on uncertain funding sources and financing for the project has become increasingly risky. “The High-Speed Rail …
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Jan
20
The cabinet on Tuesday approved two new lines — RV Road to Bommasandra and Gottigere-IIM-B to Nagavara — under phase 2 of the metro project. The RV Road to Bommasandra line, on the outskirts of the city, will have 16 stations — RV Road, Ragigudda temple, Jayadeva Hospital, BTM Layout, Silk Board Junction, HSR Layout, …
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Jan
16
If you’re thinking of travelling to Chiang Mai, there are a number of options for getting there. however, the overnight trains are probably the most exciting way to travel. Buses can be hot and stuffy, with little leg room for sleeping. Planes are convenient, and they’re the fastest way to get there, but fast isn’t …
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Jan
11
by Jonathan Brown Published on Friday 23 December 2011 05:30 Santa’s festive preparations are going full steam ahead at a historic Leeds railway. He has been delivering Christmas cheer to children and their parents on seasonal steam trains all this month at Middleton Railway, in Moor Road, Hunslet. So far thousands of people, young and …
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Jan
04
Passengers were told they faced “real pain” as some of them saw ticket hikes of up to 11 per cent. Compared with January 2011 prices, the cost of a Chester-Crewe annual season ticket has soared by 10.6 per cent, as has a season ticket for travel between Llandudno and Bangor in Gwynedd. Angry travellers branded …
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Jan
03
Dec 21 2011 By Jack Mathieson Catriona McPherson and her kids think train ticket prices are too expensive NEWS of the savage fares hike cast passengers into a state of gloom yesterday. Edinburgh’s Waverley station was busy as usual with shoppers, commuters and holidaymakers. But the main topic of conversation around the crowded platforms, shops …
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