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Passenger shortage set to hammer Network Rail finances
The UK’s railways are facing a drop in usage that could see up to 2m passengers fewer use trains every day as working patterns shift due to Covid-19.
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- Europe is effectively nationalising its airlines - time for Britain to fight back [subscription]The free market should dictate aviation's winners and losers, but France and Germany's airline bailouts are blatantly unfair
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