Security cameras could be provided at Keighley, Steeton and Crossflatts railway stations as part of a proposed new hi-tech million -pound surveillance system.

Keighley bus station could also be linked into a control centre covering the whole of West Yorkshire. The bus station is currently covered by three cameras forming part of Keighley's town centre closed-circuit TV network.

Time-lapse video recorders currently cover the platforms and car parks at Keighley and Crossflatts railway stations.

Transport chiefs were due to meet today to discuss the planned introduction of a £7 million surveillance system over several years.

Security experts have put forward details of what is needed to protect bus and rail passengers from attack across the county. They believe a camera network would reduce the costs of vandalism and increase income by encouraging more people to use public transport.

They say: "The number of incidents at bus and rail stations is relatively low although the perception of danger is relatively high."

The experts say cameras should only be part of a security package that also includes good lighting, regular pruning of shrubbery, and quick repairs and removal of graffiti.

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