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Will any government let the railway prosper?
For the long-suffering rail passenger, this has not been the best few days. On Wednesday, the annual ritual of calculating next January’s fare increases showed that the cost of some inter-city journeys will rise above £1 per mile.
Saturday, 17 August 2019
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