Nationalised in 2025!? | The History of c2c, part 2: 2017-2025

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Hello & welcome to the second episode of my two part miniseries on c2c, formerly known as LTS rail. In this video, I'll be looking at the history of c2c from 2017-2025 and answering the question of whether they have been a success or not up until that period.

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