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Politics
Craig Paton

Peak rail fares scrapped in Scotland in ‘historic moment’

The change came into force on Monday (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Peak rail fares in Scotland have been scrapped from Monday in what First Minister John Swinney has described as a “historic moment”.

The Scottish Government announced the move earlier this year after previously refusing to do so following a year-long pilot, citing a lack of uptake.

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