Ferry company adds to its fleet - From BBC - A new luxury superferry on the Dover to Calais route makes its inaugural crossing to the Kent port on Monday. 05-04-2005 Go-Ahead squeezed out of sardine line - From Guardian Unlimited - Britain's least popular rail operator is to lose its franchise to run London's Thameslink commuter service, which has been bedevilled by delays and is nicknamed the "sardine line" for its overcrowding. 05-04-2005 How Tube bosses spent £900m - From This is London - The full details of the £900 million spent on the break-up of London Underground can be reported today. 05-04-2005 Air travel change for guide dogs - From BBC - New rules mean guide dogs can now travel in the passenger cabin on certain long-haul flights from Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports. 05-04-2005 Airport plans 1m passenger growth - From BBC - Southend Airport could attract more than 1m passengers and 1,000 new jobs over the next 10 years, a master plan has revealed. 05-04-2005 Battle lines drawn at ferry port - From BBC - The Port of Dover is on the frontline of the general election battlefield after the Conservatives announced it will be privatised if they win. 05-04-2005 Bus strike is averted after 8% pay offer - From Glasgow Evening Times - CRIPPLING strike action by hundreds of bus drivers has been averted after transport chiefs tabled an improved pay rise of nearly 8%. 05-04-2005 Car-share lanes plan for M25 - From Guardian Unlimited - Britain's busiest motorway, the M25 to west London, is to get a "carpool lane" under congestion-busting proposals set out yesterday by the transport secretary, Alistair Darling. 05-04-2005 Fans held over 'indecent assault' - From BBC - Three Juventus football fans have been arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting air cabin crew. 05-04-2005 Four fined after A20 death crash - From BBC - Three companies and Kent County Council have been fined a total of £90,000 plus costs after a road accident in which a woman driver was killed. 05-04-2005 Keep on trucking (until your 48 hours a week are up) - From Guardian Unlimited - Lorry drivers began grappling with a new European law that caps their working hours yesterday, in a contentious measure that freight bosses warn could lead to a nationwide shortfall of up to 65,000 truckers. 05-04-2005 Managers denying bus crash charge - From BBC - A bus company is to be prosecuted over a crash in which five people died. 05-04-2005 Mayor ignored advisers - From This is London - Ken Livingstone defied his transport advisers when he imposed the £8 congestion charge, it can be revealed today. 05-04-2005 Motorists face bridge disruption - From BBC - Proposals have been unveiled for a major programme of works at the Forth Road Bridge this year. 05-04-2005 New climbing lane plans on show - From BBC - The public is being invited to comment on plans to build a £12.1m lane for slow vehicles on the M5 near Bristol. 05-04-2005 New rail tunnel may undermine London landmarks - From Guardian Unlimited - A string of London's architectural gems stretching from Brunel's Paddington station in the west to the brutalist concrete of the Barbican in the east are under threat from plans for the new Crossrail train link. 05-04-2005 Passengers' fear as another plane is unsafe to fly - From Glasgow Evening Times - Hundreds of British holidaymakers are stranded in the United Arab Emirates today after another Phuket Air flight failed to take off.
05-04-2005 Rail fare dodgers will now face £20 penalty - From This is London - Fare dodgers on London's busiest mainline rail commuter routes face minimum fines of £20 - double the existing figure, it was announced today. Transport minister Tony McNulty said millions of pounds are lost across the national network every year through 05-04-2005 Railtrack's fate sealed with Byers' threat - From Guardian Unlimited - The fate of defunct Railtrack was sealed at a "stiff and formal" 50-minute meeting in October 2001 at which the then transport secretary, Stephen Byers, threatened emergency legislation if he were prevented from putting the rail infrastructure company int 05-04-2005 Railway desperate for volunteers - From BBC - Lincolnshire's only standard-gauge steam railway could be forced to close because of a shortage of volunteers. 05-04-2005 Railway line closed by landslide - From BBC - The railway line between Pwllheli in Gwynedd and Machynlleth in Powys has been closed following a landslide. 05-04-2005 Ryanair draws first blood in battle over pilots' web attack - From Guardian Unlimited - Pilots' leaders have accused Ryanair of an extraordinary attack on free speech in a high court battle over a website that contains anonymous criticisms of the airline by some of its employees. 05-04-2005 Sailing heritage gets £1m boost - From BBC - Three Norfolk wherries and a Thames sailing barge are to be restored thanks to a £1m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. 05-04-2005 Super cameras to track drivers - From Guardian Unlimited - Motorists angry over 'big brother' devices that will record speed for miles
05-04-2005 Talks to save MG Rover deal stall - From BBC - Crunch talks aimed at sealing a rescue deal for UK car maker MG Rover - and saving 6,000 jobs - have stalled. 05-04-2005 Train delays set to fall to pre-Hatfield levels - From Guardian Unlimited - Britain's trains are climbing out of a five-year slump prompted by the Hatfield crash and are set to hit the government's target of 90% punctuality faster than expected, Network Rail said yesterday. 05-04-2005 Tramway reopens after £4.5m work - From BBC - A 100-year-old tramway in Llandudno, north Wales, has officially reopened after a facelift costing £4.5m. 05-04-2005 Work starts on accident-hit road - From BBC - A major road scheme intended to cut accidents on one of Oxfordshire's most dangerous roads has begun. 05-04-2005
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