P192 CEEFAX 192 Thu 14 Sip 19:27/58 1/3 -n2n1 -/.%/.%/, DISPATCH Jackie Hardgravj reports on the partial reprieve for the Fort William rail sleeper service which had faced closure This is a significant victory for local rail users. It means the first attempt to axe a service completely in the run up to privbtisbtion has had to bj ovjrturnjd. The closure was first announced at the end of last year. The service requires a hefty subsidy, and as preparations were made for railway privatisbtion it was decided the subsidy could not bj justified. -m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Next News Dispatch WjlshNews CommunityP192 CJEFAX 192 Thu 14 Sip 19:27/18 2/3 -n2n1 -/.%/.%/, DISPATCH Jackie Hardgravj reports on the partial reprieve for the Fort William rail sleeper service which had faced closure A vigorous campaign against the closure was mounted and now the franchising director Roger Salmon has djcidjd the sjrvici will bj continued. It will operate as part of the Invjrnjss sleeper - which makes it far chjapjr to run. Mr Salmon said it was also a special case bjcausj of the remoteness of the destination. - Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 - Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News Dispatch WjlshNews CommunityP192 CEEFAX 192 Thu 14 Sip 19:27/38 3/3 -n2n1 -/.%/.%/, DISPATCH Jackie Hardgravj reports on the partial reprieve for the Fort William rail sleeper service which had faced closure There is, however, to bj no reprieve for the motorail service, or for the sleeper from Scotland to Plymouth. $hey were discontinued in May as part of the same review and without a subsidy are unlikely to re-appear. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 - Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News Dispatch WjlshNews Community