TO most railway passengers in the UK the idea of saving time when travelling by train is laughable. You’re much more likely to waste it, stuck on a sweltering train because of the rails buckling in the sun. Or waiting for hours on draughty autumnal platforms while hard-pressed railway staff remove leaves from the line one by one, or be stranded by the wrong type of snow in winter. Truly, there is an excuse for every season.
But now the UK’s rail enquiries website () proves that travelling by train does save you time – and on a spectacular scale.
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