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A special shuttle bus will operate between the new East Midlands Parkway railway station and the airport, managers have confirmed (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7836336.stm

New high-speed rail links across the Continent will soon give the airlines a run for their money (link below.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/could-this-be-the-age-of-the-train-not-the-plane-1418561.html

Off-peak rail fares are "higher in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) than anywhere else in Europe", the Liberal Democrats have said, while making an interesting comparison with Serbia (links below.)
http://news.scotsman.com/latest-national-news/Lib-Dem-anger-at-39high39.4888609.jp

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/4284288/Off-peak-train-fares-highest-in-Europe-say-Liberal-Democrats.html

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?%A310_rail_fare%3a_As_far_as_the_Alps..._or_Basildon?&in_article_id=485656&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=12968105

Four construction teams have been shortlisted to build a new stretch of railway as part of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link project. The remaining bidders for the St James Spur contract are BMV ^ a joint venture comprising Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est and Vinci, Carillion, Morrison Construction and Roadbridge/Sisk (link below.)
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5466

David Middleton, head of the Scotland Office, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Transport Scotland (link below.)
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5470

Online ticket purchases in the UK grew by 30% in 2008 to reach a total of ^700m (link below.)
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2009/01/9240/tickets_on_departure_are_in_demand.html

East Anglia's rail service to London will benefit from a cash injection of nearly ^500m over the next two years as a result of investment ahead of the 2012 Olympics (link below.)
http://www.the2012londonolympics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13464

An investigation has been started after a Sussex woman with disabilities almost missed a conference after rail firms failed to help her despite a prior request for assistance (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7838625.stm

One person was arrested for carrying cannabis during an operation by police in Surrey targeting train fare dodgers and illegal drugs (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/7836312.stm

Norwich North MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) Ian Gibson and RMT▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) union general secretary Bob Crow will ask passengers to join opposition to plans by National Express East Anglia to cut 300 rail jobs (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7837239.stm

Blog post on the demolition at the former Primrose Hill station in December (link below.)
http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2009/01/going-for-song.html
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