Instead,he went to see the heads of some of the largest American companies to get their financial support for his network.

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Anthony Smith, of consumer group Passenger Focus, said passengers would be pleased to see Network Rail and the train companies "planning together to keep investing to meet key passenger priorities as shown by Passenger Focus research".

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The plans will see the network extended from Clifton via Wilford and from Chilwell via Beeston.

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And it goes without saying that Zuckerberg has no plans to see The Social Network when it comes out.

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