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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Rail strikes: Train firm cancels Midlands half of route network for nearly a month

Chiltern Railways

As members of the RMT union prepare for the next national rail strike, one leading train operator has announced it will close half its rail network as a result of industrial action – for 26 days in a row.

Chiltern Railways, which runs trains to and from London Marylebone station, will stop running on the Midlands part of its network from 13 December – when the next 48-hour strike begins – until 8 January inclusive.

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