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Farmers cannot take further HS2 derailment, say union bosses

The NFU has hit out at reports that troubled train line HS2 is facing a new raft of problems, with the union claiming that any further disruption to farm businesses would be ‘unacceptable’.

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Farmers cannot take further HS2 derailment, say union bosses

A recently leaked report has revealed that sections of the high-speed train line are now in doubt, fuelling calls for the 100 billion scheme to be scrapped altogether. NFU vice-president David Exwood...

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