‘Let the train take the strain’. Does anyone remember this slogan, I wonder?

When we moved from Kent just over two years ago, our daughter and granddaughter from Dover looked forward to regular school holiday visits.

The journey takes about six hours in total, costs a lot of money and needs planning around the needs of a child needing toilet breaks, seats for them both and space for luggage.

With difficulties which often occur on the line, this journey has on one occasion taken nine hours, although this was the exception.

We were looking forward once again to seeing them at half term but, the sting in the tail for us and I am sure many others hoping to see loved ones, not to mention regular commuters and the difficulties which they face, is that a strike has been called yet again.

If it were possible for our granddaughter to be taken out of school and risk the £60 fine for doing so, they could travel on another day in order to miss the strike and come to stay but our family would not do this as it sets a bad example to children.

I have every sympathy with the rail staff and wish for their sakes, and for everyone, that this matter is resolved very soon.

Weymouth resident

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