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Passengers being prevented from boarding trains because of overcrowding on rail network.

Jubilee-goers left on platformsDozens of passengers trying to reach London on Chiltern rail services are left on platforms as trains to the capital were full.

Great railway journeys: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice In our second batch of the world's greatest railway journeys, readers' share their advice.
Diamond Jubilee: Train network overwhelmed by revellersPassengers being prevented from boarding trains because of overcrowding on rail network.

Give your views on new train timetable BICESTER rail passengers have until the end of next week to comment on plans for Chiltern Railways’ new timetable.
Give your views on new train timetable BICESTER rail passengers have until the end of next week to comment on plans for Chiltern Railways’ new timetable.
Decision due over £130m rail scheme A £130million scheme to create a fast new Oxford-London rail link via Bicester got back on track as a public inquiry resumed this week. The inquiry, which has rumbled on since November 2010, was reopened over concerns for the welfare of bats living in Wolvercote Tunnel.
A real rail opportunityRAIL firm First Capital Connect is looking to recruit five youngsters aged 18-23 for a new apprenticeship scheme, including training to NVQ Level 3 and a guaranteed job.

Trains of future may run on steam A team of engineers in America is seeking to transform a railway engine from 1937 into a test bed for the world’s first modern steam locomotive run on biofuel.read more

Column: South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon on rail, local business and cable theftsI recently joined MPs and councillors from across East Anglia, together with Network Rail and the train operator Greater Anglia to discuss the future of the rail network in Eastern England.