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The Quiet Revival of Regional Rail

Slower, cheaper and increasingly popular, overnight and regional trains are finding new riders.

Travellers weary of airport queues are rediscovering the train. Operators report steady growth in regional and sleeper services.

For many, the appeal is simple: city centre to city centre, with room to work, read or watch the landscape slide by.