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SNP in call for increased devolved powers for rail

RADICAL reform of Scotland's railways is being frustrated by UK laws introduced when the industry was privatised nearly two decades ago, the SNP has claimed.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Secretary Alex Neil called yesterday for "full rail devolution" to give Scotland's ministers complete control over the network and cut soaring subsidies which have risen to more than £700 million a year.

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