First 'amazing' new DLR train starts running - and passengers can still pretend to be the driver!

The first of a fleet of new DLR trains entered service on Wednesday – about 18 months behind schedule. They have air conditioning, walk-through carriages and smartphone charging points and will boost ...

'It's like driving a Rolls Royce' - Life as a Tyne and Wear Metro driver and what it takes to operate the new trains

Sean Doherty is one of 162 drivers signed off to drive the new Metro trains, with at least 200 staff to be trained up overall ...
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15 Best Movies Set In New York, Ranked

The Statute of Liberty surrounded by images from Taxi Driver, Spider-Man 2, When Harry Met Sally, and Do the Right Thing in a composite image - Static Media At this point, the history of cinema in the ...
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Gallows Corner closure: Residents on diversion left feeling 'trapped'

Residents in Squirrels Heath Road who live along a diversion route for Gallows Corner tell this paper the have been left feeling ...

A Writer, His Dog, and a Chinook Follow Steinbeck’s Trail

I shall take my dog and that is another reassurance that I am neither dangerous nor insane. John Steinbeck Those of us horsewhipped by our high school English teachers into reading John Steinbeck may ...

Manchester United fan's whopping bill for four-mile taxi journey - and the driver's whopping fine

A private hire taxi driver has had his licence revoked after he illegally picked up a fare outside Old Trafford and charged £35 for a four-mile journey. Rehan Mirza, 42, was waiting in his Mercedes at ...

Your car has a ‘secret’ button that stops you being blinded by bright headlights as nights get darker

MOTORISTS have been blown away after discovering what the secret button on a rear view mirror really does. Some cars have a special function that helps prevent drivers being blinded by bright ...
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Motor transport operators’ road to excellence begins at Fort Leonard Wood

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Fort Leonard Wood’s sizable 62,000 acres of land and scenic byways, makes it the ideal place for service members to learn to drive large trucks, maneuver through obstacles, ...
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State Police: Car's driver disregarded railroad signs before fatal crash with train south of Neoga

NEOGA — The Illinois State Police has reported that a driver disregarded functioning railroad crossing lights, gates, and bells early Sunday south of Neoga before colliding with a freight train, which ...

Hands-only CPR training kiosk moves to Clark County Public Library

Kettering Health moved its Mobile Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosk to the Clark County Public Library on Monday, Sept. 29. “We hope patrons of the library take the time to ...

Did Israel Strike in Qatar Speed Up Pakistan-Saudi Defence Pact? Pak Minister's 'Admission'

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif clarified that the newly established strategic defence pact with Saudi Arabia was not a direct response to events in Qatar, although Israel's actions could ...