"Poor behaviour which would be dealt with within the family should not be an express route into the criminal justice system for children who do not have the benefit of a normal family life, " committee chairman, Lib Dem MP Sir Alan Beith, said.

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Train journey times between Leeds and Manchester are to be cut under plans to electrify the North TransPennine Express rail route.

BBC: Electrified train lines to cut TransPennine journey times

Sharing part of the same route as the Glacier Express (between Chur and St Moritz), the Bernina Express runs along the World Heritage-listed Rhaetian Railway.

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The city buses are colour-coded to instantly telegraph what type of route they ply: red buses are express, green buses run short routes between subway stations and other points.

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National Express indicated that it would walk away from the loss-making route, and not put further money into it, after failing to alter the terms of its franchise agreement.

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National Express Coventry said the Number 4 Service was the bus operator's only affected route.

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The changes will enable National Express East Anglia trains to be 50% longer on its Cambridge to London Liverpool Street route.

BBC: Longer trains a step nearer for Cambridge commuters