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Liability Risk and Insurance

On the rails, or the ropes?

Angry train passengers in the UK are rejecting petty – or no – compensation for seriously delayed journeys, such as the £7 offered by Northern Spirit for a 10-hour trek over the 75 miles from Blackpool to Halifax. Train companies, unsatisfied with £150mn, part paid and on offer from Railtrack, are considering action.

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