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 OPPOSITION WELCOMES SLEEPER REPRIEVE   
 The Liberal Democrats and Labour in    
 Scotland have welcomed the decision to 
 partially reprieve the "Deerstalker"   
 express sleeper train service.         
                                        
 Labour's Scottish transport spokesman  
 John McFall said rail privatisation    
 could bj halted "if the public         
 continues to keep up the pressure".    
                                        
 Scottish Liberal Democrat Sir Russell  
 Johnston praised the campaign efforts  
 of the Highland Regional Council.      
                                        
 But Lib Dem transport spokesman Paul   
 Tyler said the reprieve had exposed    
 franchising as "sham economics" See 111
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