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« on: October 24, 2008, 21:54:15 »

House Of Commons Transport Questions (link below.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00f68kp

Rail passengers have named two train journeys which start and end in Edinburgh as among the UK (United Kingdom)'s most scenic (link below.)
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Capital-rail-trips-are-UK39s.4621493.jp

Most journeys between Sheffield and London will take just two hours and seven minutes - down from two hours and 21 minutes - from December (link below.)
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news2/Faster-rail-links-from-Sheffield.4621122.jp

East Midlands Trains has admitted that train services will not run from Corby until the end of January or beginning of February (link below.)
http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/Anger-at-setback-for-new.4621147.jp

A popular cycle path along a disused railway line has closed as part of the ^300 million Bathgate to Edinburgh railway project. Network Rail will construct a new path close to the original route, which is scheduled for completion in December 2010 (link below.)
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/300-million-train-project-shunts.4621473.jp

FOI (Freedom of Information) request for information relating to Ministerial meetings with outside interest groups since the 18 August 2008 (link below.)
http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi/responses/2008/oct/foi4551/

Interesting link related to the proposed re-opening of the Leamside line.
http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2008/10/missing-point.html
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