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10th September 1983
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TIONAL EXPRESS must be best thing that has happened ritish Rail — and the

telling public — in a long e. Competition from superdent, cheap coach services ; caused the railways to .oduce fares that people can )rd without taking second rtgages and has actually ouraged rail travel.

'he National Express plan to ugurate a daily Rapide vice from Have rfordwest to Idon on September 18 shook into starting a high-speedn service at sub-normal fares wean the two points on Aember 5. The train journey as 4hr 18min compared with 20min by road but the coach I generally win on price

ipite a promised subsidy of to £30,000 by Dyfed County Jncil to BR to cover any loss he first six months.

low the county council, which ilso helping to pay for a big Dlicity campaign, can justify a cfiminatory subsidy for a m of transport that already asists on public charity apes me. Does National )ress, which is no burden to apayers of taxpayers, rtribute nothing to Dyfed's no my?