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Rail nationalisations may be coming down the track
Control of certain struggling franchises could be handed back to the government, sources say.
Gatwick rail service could link far reaches of the South East
'It would knit together the counties of south east England with each other and Gatwick outside Greater London'
Friday, 18 September 2020
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