Transport operators to provide 17,500 seats after closure of Forth Road Bridge

ScotRail and Stagecoach find extra trains and buses from Fife in attempt to curtail morning commutes as bridge’s closure causes mile long queuesScottish rail and bus operators are to lay on 17,500 extra seats in and out of Fife to help avert gridlock on the roads after the Forth Road Bridge’s emergency closure last week.As ministers brace themselves for further rush hour congestion on Monday morning on nearby roads and motorways, ScotRail said it had hired two extra high speed trains