Study: Christmas train travel more than three times more expensive than polluting flights

James Murray
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Study: Christmas train travel more than three times more expensive than polluting flights

Greenpeace slams huge difference in train and plane tickets over the festive period, as campaigners call on policymakers to help make low carbon travel more affordable

Travellers who opt for the plane over the train for their festive trips this Christmas will enjoy substantially lower ticket prices, despite opting for the more polluting form of travel. That is the...

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