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A special shuttle bus will operate between the new East Midlands Parkway railway station and the airport, managers have confirmed (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7836336.stm

New high-speed rail links across the Continent will soon give the airlines a run for their money (link below.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/could-this-be-the-age-of-the-train-not-the-plane-1418561.html

Off-peak rail fares are "higher in the UK than anywhere else in Europe", the Liberal Democrats have said, while making an interesting comparison with Serbia (links below.)
http://news.scotsman.com/latest-national-news/Lib-Dem-anger-at-39high39.4888609.jp

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/4284288/Off-peak-train-fares-highest-in-Europe-say-Liberal-Democrats.html

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?%A310_rail_fare%3a_As_far_as_the_Alps..._or_Basildon?&in_article_id=485656&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=12968105

Four construction teams have been shortlisted to build a new stretch of railway as part of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link project. The remaining bidders for the St James Spur contract are BMV ^ a joint venture comprising Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est and Vinci, Carillion, Morrison Construction and Roadbridge/Sisk (link below.)
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5466

David Middleton, head of the Scotland Office, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Transport Scotland (link below.)
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5470

Online ticket purchases in the UK grew by 30% in 2008 to reach a total of ^700m (link below.)
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2009/01/9240/tickets_on_departure_are_in_demand.html

East Anglia's rail service to London will benefit from a cash injection of nearly ^500m over the next two years as a result of investment ahead of the 2012 Olympics (link below.)
http://www.the2012londonolympics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13464

An investigation has been started after a Sussex woman with disabilities almost missed a conference after rail firms failed to help her despite a prior request for assistance (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7838625.stm

One person was arrested for carrying cannabis during an operation by police in Surrey targeting train fare dodgers and illegal drugs (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/7836312.stm

Norwich North MP Ian Gibson and RMT union general secretary Bob Crow will ask passengers to join opposition to plans by National Express East Anglia to cut 300 rail jobs (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7837239.stm

Blog post on the demolition at the former Primrose Hill station in December (link below.)
http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2009/01/going-for-song.html