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Plans to replace intercity trains derailed by funding problems

Rail passengers have been dealt a major blow after plans to replace ageing intercity trains were deferred and subjected to a new value-for-money test.

The multi-billion-pound programme to replace the Intercity 125s that have run between

London and Scotland since the 1970s has been described as the UK’s most significant investment in rolling stock for 30 years.