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    Train versus plane between London and Edinburgh: rail wins, but not by too much

    by Simon Calder Apr 23, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Simon Calder

    Could anyone loathe railways any more than the current prime minister? Rishi Sunak’s sheer contempt for the future of train travel (as well as the north of England) was most amply demonstrated when he scrapped HS2 north of Birmingham.

    The Conservative leader has tolerated 18 months of intermittent strikes by train drivers with no apparent appetite for a settlement.

    And even as chancellor, Mr Sunak did what he could to encourage travellers to fly rather than take the train: on

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