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Cycle-rail journeys 'almost triple'

MASSIVE increases to public transport network spending have led to the near-tripling of the number of ‘cycle-rail’ journeys taken since 2009, according to government statistics. An update on the coalition’s ‘door to door action plan’, published close to the New Year, details how huge increases in funding for secure cycle parking facilities and public transport integration have led to increased usage. The government is using the data to encourage more people to take up ‘greener’ ways of getting to work.

Bentley Flying Spur Speed (2009): the first photos

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 09 June 2008 10:12 Bentley subtly revised the lynchpin of its range, the Continental GT, in autumn 2007 – and now it’s applying similar revisions to its saloon sibling, the Flying Spur. The four-door Continental is now available in two models: the basic Flying Spur and the new, high-performance Flying Spur Speed, which packs a 600bhp version of the idiosyncratic W12. That’s enough punch to make the Speed Bentley’s fastest saloon ever.

VW GT Up heading for production

VW GT Up heading for production It looks like the Volkswagen Up GT – revealed as a concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show – is heading for production. We’ve just had the reveal of the VW Up 5-door, but now comes news that Volkswagen are planning to put the VW GT Up, revealed as a concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in to production. According to Pistonheads, Volkswagen has now decided to green light the Up GT for production.