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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

My, how cheap these Swiss trains are. Or are they?

Cheap and cheerful? A Swiss Railways train, destination Zurich - (Simon Calder)

Perhaps I should get out more. Over the penultimate weekend before Christmas, I am poring over a spreadsheet that runs for more than 8,000 lines. But it is important to check the working of a campaign group called Transport & Environment (T&E).

You may not have heard of this Brussels-based organisation until this week, when it announced: “The three most expensive rail operators in Europe are the ones operating totally or partially in the UK – Avanti West Coast, GWR and Eurostar.”

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