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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray and Mark Townsend

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Rail strikes leave commonwealth games city with almost no trains - The Untold Story

The Aslef official picket Line outside Snow Hill station, Birmingham, on Saturday.
The Aslef official picket Line outside Snow Hill station, Birmingham, on Saturday. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

Rail strikes brought fresh misery for millions across the country on Saturday, including major disruption to Birmingham as it hosted one of the busiest days of the Commonwealth Games.

The latest round of strikes during a summer of chaos for passengers prompted bitter exchanges between union leaders and ministers.

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