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‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains
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5/2/2026

‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains

The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no servicesThe rumbling noise in the night, still enough to waken the unhabituated, is what really goads some people living in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Freight trains running through the new station since late 2024 prove this stretch of railway is operational. But the long-promised passenger services have yet to appear – and there is no sign of any arriving soon.Welcome to East West Rail, open or not. For well over a decade, ministers have talked up a new railway linking Oxford to Cambridge via Milton Keynes to accelerate the drive for housing, jobs and growth – an arc of tech industry hailed as the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley. Continue reading...

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Man Dies in Blast While Attempting to Plant Explosive Device on Punjab Freight Corridor Track
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Crime·4/28/2026AI summary

Man Dies in Blast While Attempting to Plant Explosive Device on Punjab Freight Corridor Track

A man died in a blast while allegedly attempting to plant an improvised explosive device on the Dedicated Freight Corridor railway track near Bathonia village in Patiala district, Punjab, late Monday night. The explosion occurred at approximately 9:00 PM between Rajpura and Shambhu, triggering a high-intensity security alert. Police recovered the body in severely mutilated condition and several items including wires, explosive materials, and a damaged mobile phone. This marks the second attack on the DFC in Punjab within three months, following a January blast near Khanpur village that derailed a goods train. No group has claimed responsibility, and investigators are probing potential terror module links.

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