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Rail charter programmes fall victim to national rail strikes

HERITAGE charter trains and services were among the victims of the three days of strike action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers which paralysed much of the country’s network on June 21, 23, and 25.

RMT members opted for action in support of attention to their union’s demands for increased pay in line with inflation. Britain’s annual inflation rate reached 9% in

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