Hours earlier the government declared that it would take a railway line run by National Express, a train franchise, into state ownership.

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Miss Pickering was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by the Waterloo to Exeter express train.

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Alternatively, you can travel to Machu Picchu from Cusco on the luxury train operated by Orient Express.

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Hundreds of devotees in extravagant costumes travel to the carnival on the Elvis Express, a special train service from Sydney, where the morning rush-hour is invigorated by white jumpsuits, aviator sunglasses and black wigs.

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