Passenger train axed in NZ

The fight is on to save the Auckland-Wellington passenger train service.

The TGV is 25

The Independent contrasts this with the approach in the UK.

Circuit des Remparts

First news from brother Andy and pal Jack who have returned to the UK from a trip by Porsche 911 to Angoulême for the Circuit des Remparts. I am told the picture is a rare 1947 Cooper 500 cc racer, with sports-type bodywork. Didn't old Coopers feature Fiat parts?