In terms of convenience, Edinburgh Waverley, with its famous in and out ramps, was pretty much the perfect station for motorists in the post-war era. Connecting the English capital and Perth via Edinburgh Waverley, the first car-sleeper rail services debuted in 1955 and allowed Scots motorists the freedom of taking their car on their holidays while avoiding the gruelling 450-mile drive south.
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Last Friday, a P&O ferry was held in Northern Ireland when it was declared 'unfit to sail'.
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P&O Ferries have cancelled services with immediate effect as 800 seafaring staff are now without jobs. The shock news comes as the ferry service claimed the decision was necessary to save the business which they labelled as 'not viable'.
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Cross-Channel ferry operator cancels sailings ahead of company announcement, but says it isn't going bust.
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RMT demands protection of UK seafarer jobs amid speculation that hundreds of UK seafarers are to be sacked and replaced with foreign labour.
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