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Positive long-term outlook for rail

REPORTS indicate that despite strike action, passenger numbers during August were within touching distance of the total recorded in 2019, which was the last year before lockdown restrictions impacted on travel opportunities.

An indication of the trend is an unusual social media posting asking passengers to avoid the weekday 10.51 from Inverness to Edinburgh because a combination of passengers who have pre-booked and those who arrive to travel on a

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