RAIL 800: Patrick McLoughlin

Richard Wilcock is on board for the special 1245 Leeds-London King’s Cross service as LNER celebrates its first 225 Day.

With through train and ferry tickets available from most stations in Britain to Ireland and the Netherlands, Andy Comfort samples Sail Rail.

It’s said that there are two versions of events, and in the middle - the truth.

Report commissioned by public sector said open access could abstract more than £1bn in revenue over next decade.

In a tribute to one of Britain's most iconic high-speed trains, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) hosted its first-ever 225 Day, celebrating almost 40 years of service by the legendary InterCity 225 fleet along the East Coast Main Line.