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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lucy Thackray

Passenger trains could be blocked by freight trains during strikes

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Passenger trains could be blocked from stations by parked freight trains during this summer’s proposed rail strikes, an industry leader has warned.

The chief executive of GB Railfreight, John Smith, told the PA news agency that the cargo trains could be prioritised in the event of a skeleton train timetable caused by industrial action this summer.

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