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Commuters travelling at the height of the rush hour face being charged even higher fares under proposals being considered by ministers aimed at tackling overcrowding.

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  • Souter's transport group in fast lane PERTH-based Stagecoach has extended its lead over Aberdeen's FirstGroup as Scotland's largest transport group by market value after its shares rose on a trading update that showed strong growth in its rail business.
  • Ministers agree on HS2 rail extensionTHE Scottish and UK governments are to work together to extend a high speed rail network north of the Border following a
  • Plea for parity for public bus servicesPUBLICLY run bus services should be allowed to go head-to-head with commercial operators to ensure that less profitable routes are not neglected, a transport body has suggested.
  • Vital ferry link runs agroundTHE ferry that was specially commissioned to provide a transport link after a vital West Highland road was closed by a landslide is out of operation after running aground.

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  • Cable begs US bosses not to shut UK car plant The Government has made a last-minute appeal to the car-maker GM not to close its Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, in an attempt to prevent the loss of the 2,100 jobs there.Related StoriesGay marriage completely nuts, says Tory MPGay marriage 'completely nuts', says Tory MPPM denies riding horse loaned to Rebekah BrooksGay marriage

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  • Station bridge breakthroughA SOLUTION to the Sheffield railway station footbridge saga was in sight this week as the Government offered £3m for a new bridge to guarantee public access.

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  • Free parking in yellow line gapMOTORISTS are causing disruption in Midland Road, Peterborough by parking where double yellow lines have been temporarily removed.

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  • First impressions of London's new busBus and Coach Professional™s Peter Rowlands took a ride on the inaugural outing of the new London double-deck and found it œquiet, smooth, comfortable, refined and elegant.

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  • Network Rail brings archives to life onlineNetwork Rail has created a virtual archive of historic images of the original architectural drawings of the Forth Bridge, Paddington station and even Isambard Kingdom Brunel™s signature. The website www.networkrail.co.uk/virtualarchive celebrates the heritage of today™s railway infrastructure and provides public access to view a special selection of the Network Rail archive, which holds over five million [...]
  • Boxing clever at PaddingtonConstruction of the new Crossrail station at Paddington is pressing ahead as excavation of the station box gets underway. The new Crossrail station will be built under Eastbourne Terrace, to the left of the station facing the tracks from the concourse. To enable excavation of the 260m long station box, Westminster City Council has agreed [...]
  • Railsport heralds Olympic GamesThe 2012 Railsport Games will take place in Stanley Park, Blackpool, on 23rd and 24th June. The curtain raiser for the equally prestigious London Olympics the following month will see 1000s of athletic rail staff flocking to the Lancashire coast resort to prove themselves against the verve and vigour of competitors from across the industry. [...]
  • WiFi contract awarded for new Stadler trains in Czech RepublicNomad Digital Ltd has been awarded a contract for its WiFi solution by Czech rail company, LEO Express. LEO Express has selected Nomad to provide its technology on the new Stadler Flirt fleet. The first of 5 trains was accepted by the Czech operator in February and full fleet rollout is ‘anticipated by December 2012′. [...]
  • Laing O™Rourke awarded Crossrail Liverpool Street contractCrossrail has announced its intention to award the main construction contracts for Liverpool Street station to Laing O’Rourke. Crossrail said in line with European procurement rules, the contract award is subject to a ten-day standstill period. Intensive construction for Liverpool Street Crossrail station will get underway later this year. Andy Mitchell, Crossrail Programme Director said: œAs [...]

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