Every January the cost of travelling by train rises, imposing a significant extra burden on those who have no option but to use the rail network to get to work or otherwise.

每年一月，乘火车出行的费用都在上涨，对于那些除了乘坐火车上班之外别无选择的人来说，这给他们带来了巨大的额外负担。

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Catching a diesel train is now twice as polluting as travelling by car for an average family, the Rail Safety and Standards Board admitted recently.

铁路安全与标准委员会认为，对于现在的普通家庭来说，乘坐柴油货车所造成的污染是乘坐私家车的两倍。

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France broke the world rail-speed record when a high-speed train travelling on the new line from Paris to Strasbourg touched a top speed of nearly 575kph (357mph).

在巴黎到Strasbourg的铁路线上，一列高速列车打破了列车时速的世界记录，他的最高时速到573千米每小时。

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And on the corporate social responsibility front, travelling by rail has a considerably smaller carbon footprint than travelling by road or air.

BBC: Corporate rail travel on the rise

Anyone travelling by rail is advised to check the Arriva Trains Wales website before travelling, as its services have resumed but disruption is expected for the rest of Saturday.

BBC: Flooding: Christmas rail travel resuming in south Wales

It said the problem - a failure in the train drivers' radios - was very unusual and that rail passengers travelling during rush hour on Tuesday should have a much better journey.

BBC: Air and rail delays for commuters