Rail travel
Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?
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Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?
Labour has pledged to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services within five years if it wins the next election
No staff, no trains and queues out the door: Inside the daily chaos of Manchester Piccadilly station
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No staff, no trains and queues out the door: Inside the daily chaos of Manchester Piccadilly station
Real reason your train was cancelled at last minute, revealed
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Real reason your train was cancelled at last minute, revealed
Travelling by train in UK has become a story of hope over expectation
Travelling by train in UK has become a story of hope over expectation
Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel
Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel
Help us find Britain’s most expensive train tickets
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Help us find Britain’s most expensive train tickets
Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
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Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
'We need the freedom to travel': Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
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'We need the freedom to travel': Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
As TransPennine Express is brought under government control, is full nationalisation the direction of travel?
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As TransPennine Express is brought under government control, is full nationalisation the direction of travel?
Climate campaigners slam decision to cut thousands of railway jobs
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