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Edinburgh train passengers on how the strikes are affecting their journeys

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Vincent
AuthorOleksandra Gumeniuk
Published date20 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
A mass walkout of Network Rail staff is expected to cause travel chaos for thousands across the UK from Tuesday, June 21

So on Monday, Edinburgh Live headed to Waverley station top ask travellers what impact to their journeys they can expect.

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Lisa Higginson, a sales account manager from northern Scotland, was traveling from northern Scotland to Sheffield on Monday. She was travelling earlier than planned to avoid disruptions on the outbound journey, but her trip back home is more complicated.

"Because of the disruptions, I have had to plan to leave my business meeting early in Sheffield, and I will have to buy two bus tickets instead of traveling by train," she said.

A passenger traveling from Edinburgh to London on Monday claimed her return journey had also been canceled later this week due to the strikes.

"My return journey was cancelled, but I'm massively supportive of the worker's strike. Without industrial action, we would not have weekends or fair pay," the woman said.

She had been told about the cancellation well in advance, and she was happy to support the strike by making alternative travel arrangements.

A traveller called Jan was also supportive of the worker's strike for better pay despite disruptions to her plans.

"I should be travelling tomorrow, but instead I'm leaving Edinburgh today," she said.

"I did receive an email about the disruptions, but I'd already changed my plans."

However, not everyone was as amenable to the rail worker's cause. A woman named Elaine was forced to cut her trip to Edinburgh short as she traveled back to London ahead of the...

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