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225mph trains linking London and Birmingham in 49 minutes to run by 2026 with lines to Manchester and Leeds promised by 2032

Government urged to press ahead with £32bn HS2 scheme in letters to three newspapers signed by executives, academics, and trade unions

Transport minister Justine Greening says no announcement on £34bn high-speed rail project will be made until January

Register aims to help motorists charge up in different locations, without signing up to new schemes

Figures show £5,000 subsidy inspired only 106 electric car sales over the past three months

New secretary of state faces tricky task of building support for HS2 and leading policy on sustainable aviation

Government report admits action needs to be taken to manage aviation emissions but gives little clue to eventual policy

Average season tickets will increase eight per cent from next year, with some commuters paying up to 13 per cent more

Government report reveals that oncoming electric cars are audible to the visually impaired

Figures show just 215 electric cars were bought between April and June compared to 465 in the first three months of 2011