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Eastern Rail Services MD JAMES STEWARD tells JOE CAMPBELL that there is plenty of life remaining in older carriages

No revenue-earning services yet on Bicester-Bletchley section, while the planning and consent wheels grind slowly for Bedford-Cambridge

Through trains between Wrexham and Liverpool have been talked about for decades, but we’re now the closest we’ve ever come to it actually happening. CHRIS HOWE reports

An all-day radio broadcast from a train travelling down the length of Britain (almost) from the Highlands of Scotland to London – that was how BBC Radio 3 celebrated the 200th anniversary, on Saturday

The railway has been shaped by its people -from the early pioneers, through waves of immigration and women in wartime, to today’s diverse leaders. TONY STREETER reports