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Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, join the picket line outside London Euston train station. PA
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A near empty platform at London Euston train station on Thursday morning, as Britain's railways were hit by further strikes. PA
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Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, on the picket line outside London Euston train station. PA
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Commuters wait on a platform at Clapham Junction in London. AFP
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A sign with information regarding strike action at London Waterloo railway station. Bloomberg
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Commuters arrive on one of the limited running services at London Waterloo railway station in London. Bloomberg
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A passenger checks the departure boards at a quiet London Euston train station. PA
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A commuter looks at signs with information about strike action at the entrance to Waterloo East railway station in London. Bloomberg
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Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, join the picket line outside London Euston train station. PA
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A near empty platform at London Euston train station on Thursday morning, as Britain's railways were hit by further strikes. PA
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Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, on the picket line outside London Euston train station. PA
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Commuters wait on a platform at Clapham Junction in London. AFP
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A sign with information regarding strike action at London Waterloo railway station. Bloomberg
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Commuters arrive on one of the limited running services at London Waterloo railway station in London. Bloomberg
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A passenger checks the departure boards at a quiet London Euston train station. PA
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A commuter looks at signs with information about strike action at the entrance to Waterloo East railway station in London. Bloomberg
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Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, join the picket line outside London Euston train station. PA
UK rail strikes add more travel chaos to troubled summer
Union boss says industrial action will go on 'indefinitely' as rail companies advise public not to travel
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