Buses were running between Inverness and Aviemore to replace rail services because a derailed freight train continued to block the track.

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Consider, for instance, the possibility that autonomous vehicles will work well enough to replace a lot of inter-city rail.

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The decision to build a manufacturing plant was taken after Hitachi Rail Europe won the contract with the Department for Transport (DfT) to replace the ageing fleet of diesel-powered Intercity trains.

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