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The three largest airports in Scotland reported decreased passenger numbers for July, which their owner described as another result of the high price of fuel and the credit crunch. The actual decrease was 2.3 per cent over July of 2007, reported by BAA, the airports operator owned by Spain’s Ferrovial.

Railroads & Colonialism: Conjuring Confusion & Control Through Gauge Variance The role of railroads in the colonizing of Africa has been sort of a pet interest of mine for several years…well, make that a peripheral interest.

Ride behind a 1930's miniature live steam locomotive! Terry Rowsell

Newest Addition to Go Card Family Extends the Product’s Flexibility, Ease and Savings Across International Borders Smart Destinations Inc., the premier provider of unlimited admission attraction passes in major U.S. travel destinations, today announced the availability of its first international product: the new Go Toronto Card.

If you have not managed to watch the drama series Criminal Justice running all this week on BBC1 get over to BBC i-player and catch up while you can. It's one of the best pieces of TV drama I have seen for a long time. The courtroom scenes brought back a lot of unhappy memories.

“Hi there”, I thought I might get your attention with a title about “Boating in the Shuswap”.  Yes, way bee hind in my updates, but I am here now to show you my perspective on Write in the Shuswap. You know, boating, swimming and the usual summer activities we all love here.  And come here, to do for summer holidays.

SkyTrain Billions Better Spent on Trams: Study Money for single UBC subway line could pay for region laced by light rail. By David Beers

Farewell Norwich Union. After more than 200 years, it is about to be buried in the big brand graveyard. As we speak, a plot is being dug, right next to Midland Bank and opposite British Rail. Whenever a company buries an asset that has been two centuries in the making, questions will be asked.

Shares in British Airways rose sharply this morning after preliminary results for the 12 months to March revealed annual pre-tax profits up by 44.5% to £883 million. These excellent figures are bucking the trend in airlines around the world, and particularly in the US, where the airline sector as a whole posted an $11 billion loss in the first quarter of this year.

TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian health officials said on Friday that a death and reported outbreak of flu-like symptoms aboard a cross-Canada train were not due to an infectious disease and in fact were likely not related at all.