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Pressure growing to scrap peak fares
PRESSURE is growing on the SNP government to permanently scrap peak fares on Scotland’s rail network.
The fares had been scrapped in October in a six-month pilot that Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop stated was “aimed at achieving” net zero targets.
The scheme has since been extended pending a Scottish government decision on its future.
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