Railways
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The Week Unwrapped: Africa rising, ticket offices, and the Spanish infanta
Podcast Is the world becoming more African? Have rail unions struck a blow against automation? How has Princess Leonor captured Spanish hearts?
By The Week Staff Published
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'Unstaffed railway ticket offices leave us at the mercy of faltering machines'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By The Week UK Published
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HS2: a runaway train
Talking Point PM may cut Manchester to Birmingham line of beleaguered rail project due to spiralling costs
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Is Britain’s infrastructure failing?
feature High costs, inflation, policy uncertainty and ‘nimby’ tax have led to ‘dire state’ of UK building projects
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Ticket offices: on track for closure?
Talking Point Proposal to shut the vast majority of the 1,000-plus ticket offices across England has prompted uproar
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Ghost trains’ and armoured limos: how Vladimir Putin travels in secret luxury
Under the Radar Planes, trains and automobiles make up the Russian president’s fleet of undercover travel options
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Rail travel: 16 of the world’s best train journeys
The Week Recommends Get on track and book a great railway adventure
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How safe is India’s rail network?
feature Narendra Modi’s costly modernisation programme in spotlight after worst train disaster in decades
By The Week Staff Published
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Train delays, cancellations and compensation: how to get a refund
In Depth Most passengers are entitled to money back if their train is more that 15 minutes late
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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How safe is train travel?
feature The Week looks at the safety records of modern railways in Europe, the US and the UK
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Will HS2 be scrapped and what has it cost so far?
In Depth Experts say cutting costs on the controversial high-speed rail project could mean a slower and less regular service linking fewer locations
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Which public sector workers are striking – and when?
In Depth Teachers and rail workers taking part in major public sector walkout tomorrow
By Julia O'Driscoll Last updated
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Winter strikes: can a resolution be found?
Today's Big Question New talks raise prospect of an end to industrial action but government bill might halt progress
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Winter strikes: who will back down first?
Today's Big Question The Government is gambling that unions will not have the money to keep strike action going much beyond Christmas
By The Week Staff Published
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