Train firm forced to cut services - From BBC - A rail firm in central England is having to cut services because of industrial action from next week. 28-12-2004 A scandal of secrecy and profligacy - From Guardian Unlimited - The Skye bridge contract allowed private firms to fleece the taxpayer 28-12-2004 Air routes boost Swedish visitors - From Glasgow Evening Times - THE number of Swedes visiting Scotland has more than doubled in two years - thanks to new direct air routes.
28-12-2004 All systems go for new air-rail link - From Scotsman - AS the Evening News has reported, this festive period is likely to be Edinburgh Airport’s busiest ever, with many Scots jetting off abroad and visitors arriving for the Hogmanay celebrations. 28-12-2004 BA Employee Suspended over Fight with Passenger - From Scotsman - A man working for British Airways has been suspended after a row with a passenger over baggage, it was revealed today.
28-12-2004 Can 260mph rail link beat transport crisis - From Glasgow Evening Times - TRANSPORT bosses want to introduce a 260mph super monorail train to link Glasgow city centre and the west end. 28-12-2004 Car overturns as black ice hits M8 - From Glasgow Evening Times - BLACK ice caused havoc on the M8 early today after a car spun out of control and landed on its roof. 28-12-2004 Driver dies after seafront crash - From BBC - A driver died when a car collided with railings on a north Wales promenade and caught fire. 28-12-2004 Island ferry services stepped up - From BBC - Ferry operator Red Funnel is increasing capacity on its services between Southampton and the Isle of Wight. 28-12-2004 Lorry ploughs into family cottage - From BBC - A husband, wife and their teenage son escaped injury when a lorry driver lost control on an icy road and crashed into the sitting room of their cottage. 28-12-2004 Man dies driving wrong way on M1 - From BBC - A man of 80 has died in a collision after driving the wrong way down the M1 motorway on Christmas night. 28-12-2004 Man hurt in wrong way M-way crash - From BBC - A driver was seriously injured when he crashed head on into a police car as he drove the wrong way on a motorway. 28-12-2004 Man, 33, dies in road collision - From BBC - A 33-year-old driver has died in a road accident in Staffordshire on Christmas Day. 28-12-2004 Motorists' 'weird' speed excuses - From BBC - Sick budgies, hitchhikers at the wheel and ice scrapers under the accelerator are some of the weird excuses given by speeding drivers in Wales. 28-12-2004 Passengers hurt in bus accident - From BBC - Five people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed on the A9 in Sutherland. 28-12-2004 Passengers killed in road crash - From BBC - Two people have died following a road collision in Cumbria. 28-12-2004 Plans to put rail line back on track - From This is Local London - THE fight to save the Marlow to Maidenhead railway line has been joined by members of the town council. 28-12-2004 Shoppers facing car park closures - From BBC - Several car parks are due to close in Wigan next month as work starts on its showpiece Grand Arcade shopping centre. 28-12-2004 Train franchise contest hots up - From BBC - The Penzance to Paddington line is about to become the focus of a closely-contested railway franchise battle. 28-12-2004 Villagers must pay for road sign - From BBC - Villagers in Worcestershire campaigning for a £10,000 solar-powered sign warning drivers to slow down have been told they must pay for it themselves. 28-12-2004 Weather 'a factor' in fatal crash - From BBC - A passenger has been killed in a road crash in Cumbria, for which icy road conditions may be partly to blame, according to police. 28-12-2004 Woman killed in Boxing Day crash - From BBC - A 49-year-old woman was killed and four other people were injured in a crash on the A303 in Wiltshire on Boxing Day. 28-12-2004 Woman killed in crash in Borders - From BBC - Police have named a 24-year-old woman who died in a car crash on Christmas Eve in the Scottish Borders. 28-12-2004 'Toad road' to close for season - From BBC - A route used by toads trying to reach their breeding grounds is to be closed for the mating season. 28-12-2004 Pilot injured in aircraft crash - From BBC - A man is recovering in hospital after his aircraft crashed into a field in Essex. 28-12-2004
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