chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoUK Rail and Trains@feddit.uk•UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routesEnglish
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4 months agoNetwork rail doesn’t do the overcharging – they’re government owned and manage the track and signalling. Their ‘customers’ are the TOCs
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