The fortunes of Brian Souter's firm seem to have closely followed those of privatised public transport in the UK. It is testament to their dwindling empires that the proposed merger of Stagecoach and National Express, the UK's biggest rail and bus operators not so long ago, will not unduly trouble the competition authority. Stagecoach, which a decade back looked to swallow up National Express, now is set to be subsumed by its rival. The turnaround in its fortunes has been influenced by foreign ventures, and the pandemic has magnified all of its problems. But the firm's journey has notably followed the arc of privatised public transport in Britain.
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A new study from Denmark has suggested road traffic and railway noise is associated with an increased risk of dementia.
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Trains in the Clydebank area are being disrupted once again due to severe heavy rain.
(Permalink) Dalmuir No 23 Tunnels Flooding Forth and Clyde Canal Railway ScotRail

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms remains in place for most of Scotland.
(Permalink) Dalmuir No 23 Tunnels Flooding Forth and Clyde Canal Railway ScotRail

The torrential downpours are set to continue across Scotland with a yellow warning in place up until midnight on Sunday.
(Permalink) Dalmuir No 23 Tunnels Flooding Forth and Clyde Canal Railway ScotRail

Network Rail has said that 8ft of water flooded the twin tunnels at Dalmuir.
(Permalink) Dalmuir No 23 Tunnels Flooding Forth and Clyde Canal Railway ScotRail

Rattling along a remote track towards Valencia, a blood-orange sunrise bathed the carriage as we crossed a towering viaduct above a ravine.
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