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    Rail bosses spend £10,000 a week on flights – because it’s cheaper than trains

    This is the headline in the independent and the telegraph. "Network Rail Bosses splashed £10,000-a-week on air fares last year because it worked out cheaper than getting the train. Figures showed that staff at the public body - which owns most of the UK’s railway network - bought 985 plane...
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    Nottingham to Birmingham reducing to 1 train per hour from April

    Just found out that Nottingham, Burton on Trent and Tamworth are having severe cut in services to Birmingham untill. I believe this is due to engineering work at Birmingham New Street station that requires platform closures. As far as I can ascertain, no long distance services are making...
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    Without additional funding from government there is a real risk to the survival of Eurostar

    So Eurostar are struggling along with most of the travel sector. Should Eurostar be saved as it has lower carbon emissions than flying? But from a busniess point of vew Eurostar is 55% owned by French state rail firm SNCF and I believe the goverment sold its stake in the business to private...
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    Is a photograph required to buy a senior railcard?

    This seems a basic question but I was looking at the application for the Senior Railcard and I cannot find any mention of needing a photograph. Is that true? I have photographs on the Two Together Railcard so why not on the Senior Railcard? Am I missing something?

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