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- ↑ "New plan to integrate train and bus services across west of Scotland". BBC News . February 13, 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Aitken, Susan (January 24, 2023). "Detailed progress essential on Clyde Metro". The Herald .
- ↑ "Second Strategic Transport Projects Review". Transport Scotland . Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ Richards, Xander (2022-01-20). "Tunnels to replace ferries and a Clyde Metro map – here's what's in the Scottish transport review". The National . Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ "Second Strategic Transport Projects Review". Transport Scotland . Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ "Status of STPR2 Recommendations as of December 2022". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/GlasgowCC/status/1728035804776103967?t=ICu9tDQH-RPLGEluH33l_w&s=19". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
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