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Ticket barriers - Software update?	Surrey 455	2	1372	March 04, 2012, 17:28:16 by johoare
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Scottish Sleeper service boost is shunted into the sidelines	woody	1	1207	March 01, 2012, 00:36:50 by JayMac
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New calls to electrify Midland mainline	Lee	3	1734	February 24, 2012, 12:15:13 by paul7575
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Lingfield level crossing shut after 'near misses'	Chris from Nailsea	0	1216	February 10, 2012, 22:35:26 by Chris from Nailsea
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