UK train operators U-turn on Interrail exit

Madeleine Cuff
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BREAKING: Following outcry over yesterday's announcement that Britain would leave EU-wide rail pass scheme, Britain's rail industry changes course

Interrail and Eurail ticket holders will be able to use their passes to travel on the British rail network for the foreseeable future, after a public outcry forced British rail operators to today reverse...

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