A driver has died in Yorkshire when his car crashed through a fence on to a rail track and was hit by a train travelling at about 100mph.


None of the 75 passengers on the 1425 Virgin train from Plymouth to Edinburgh was hurt in Monday's collision at the village of Copmanthorpe, near York.

from the bbc

The Department for Transport today published National Statistics of vehicle speeds in Great Britain in 2005. These statistics relate to the speeds at which drivers choose to drive in free-flow conditions generally across the road network. The latest figures show that the proportion of motorists exceeding the speed limit in 2005 changed very little from 2004 although driving in excess of the speed limit remains at a high level on all types of road......

Pesky camera fines being refunded:

More than £100,000 is due to be repaid after errors in the use of a mobile speed camera at Starcross in Devon.

Between November 2002 and March last year, 1,800 drivers were wrongly convicted

da beeb

Fairly frightening stuff

firefighters may extinguish Europe's biggest peacetime industrial fire by ``the middle of the night,'' the fire service said, after pulling crews away from the blaze because of the risk of further explosions.

but hopefully going to be put out fairly soon.

The CBI has called on the Government to increase spending on transport after research showed delays and other problems were impacting on productivity and stressing out staff.

source and on the BBC

Just for the record, a link to the Ufton Nervet level crossing train crash information page on the HSE - one year on...

Ufton Neret HSE reports

Well, if you've ever wanted to name a bridge, here's your chance: Swale Bridge competition.

As part of the A249 Iwade Bypass to Queenborough Improvement project, the (artist's impression of the) bridge looks pretty impressive.

The crossing will consist of two abutments, 18 pier bases (13 will be on land and 5 will be within the Swale Estuary), 36 supporting columns and 1.25 kilometres of bridge deck. The new crossing, which will provide un-interrupted access to the island, will carry four lanes of traffic, two in each direction and will provide clearance of 29 metres above high water level.

Bob Kiley the head of London's transport network is to step down in January, which is three years earlier than expected.

Full story from the beeb.

Just found this page on the BBC travel site - very useful quick overview of delays on the underground.

I have to say it makes me mad and upset reading the comments from people looking back at the July the 7th london bombings and seeing the victims of the attack.