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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Benjamin Parker

Brits ‘virtually forced’ to take flights instead of trains due to ‘overpriced’ rail fares, says Greenpeace

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British travellers will only choose to go on holiday by train if major steps are taken by the government to “wean millions of passengers off highly polluting flights”, Greenpeace has said.

Speaking to The Independent, the campaign group said that the “heatwaves across Europe are just the latest reminder of an escalating climate crisis”.

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