Ministers have presided over a 'tsunami' of nearly 5000 job losses in aviation across Scotland after failing to provide direct pandemic support, while using over £1.2 billion of public money to support buses and trains and its own airports, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
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The Department for Transport has ordered a review of regulations governing exposure to air pollution on trains and at stations, after research commissioned from the Rail Safety & Standards Board found that air quality was poorer than desired on some trains using diesel power.
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Passengers are exposed to significantly higher levels of nitrogen dioxide aboard some trains than on busy city streets, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) said today.
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