The age of the high-speed train

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From third-class seats open to the elements, to the gold-plated interiors of Queen Victoria’s Royal Train, we mark this milestone anniversary with a nostalgic look through the ages

PHILIP HAIGH considers who might have control of what under nationalisation and Great British Railways

All the latest flights, exhibitions and stays, plus high-speed rail, a new lost city to explore, and the joy of elephants

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