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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

‘Truly devastating’: Brighton Pride trains cancelled next week due to overtime ban

A furious row has broken out between gay rights campaigners, a train company and a rail union over industrial action that will prevent thousands of people attending one of the UK’s biggest Pride parades.

GoVia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has decided to cancel all Southern and Thameslink trains to and from Brighton on Saturday next week (August 5) because of the impact of a national overtime ban by drivers belonging to Aslef in a long-running pay battle.

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