However, councillor Brian Collins, who chairs SWestrans, said there were plans to raise the profile of the scheme.

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This week he launched a high-profile rent-a-bike scheme.

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However a number of high-profile initiatives, including a London-wide public cycle hire scheme and a plan for a new railway link across the city, soon won him praise.

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