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Extra on the table

In Tuesday’s article How We Get Back On Track, Christian Wolmar asserts that the Office of Rail and Road told Network Rail to cut timetable staff and felt it “an unnecessary luxury”.

At no point did we tell Network Rail to specifically cut its timetabling staff. Added to this, for Network Rail’s 2019-2024 plans, we have approved extra resources and budget for the timetabling function. Chris Hemsley, ORR Deputy Director for Railway Markets and Economics

How can anyone compile a list of the most influential women who changed the world (Mirror, August 9) without putting Queen Elizabeth I in the top 10?

She’s our greatest Queen who ruled alone for over 40 years and made England a great country, saving us from the Spanish Armada. Rosemary Ball Brighton