The Rail Maritime and Transport Union said the case had shown how easy railway safety could be breached following privatisation.

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The Department of Transport said the business case for the plans show "there might be a positive financial and economic business case".

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If the old gold there intrigues you, the second Treasure Gallery will transport you: illuminated case after case of works, mundane and magisterial, imbued with the subtle power to reach out to us across these centuries.

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