- Title: FRANCE: TWENTY-FOUR HOUR RAIL STRIKE THROUGHOUT NATION TO BACK WAGE DEMANDS.
- Date: 20th October 1972
- Summary: 1. SV & LV French policeman directs heavy traffic (3 shots) 0.16 2. TGV & LV Deserted railway lines 0.34 3. GV EXT & INT Deserted Gare de l'Est 0.42 4. LV PAN Army lorries 0.51 5. SV Commuters off lorry (one girl kisses soldier in thanks) 1.15 Initials BB/2140 RW/MR/BB/2120 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 4th November 1972 12:00
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA6FUGX2FS5KCMILKBGXKZGJAK2
- Story Text: France had few trains running on Friday (20 Oct.) as railwaymen staged a 24-hour strike in support of wage demands.
Officials estimated that only one in four mainline trains were running on the national network. Services on some Paris suburban routes were cut by 90 per cent.
The capital's three main stations for suburban services--the Gare St. Lazare, the Gare du Nord and the Gare de Lyon--were almost deserted.
City commuters had to use a shuttle service of army lorries to get to and from work.
Many more people than usual drove to work, causing early jams on the roads in the Paris area.
But other commuters used the underground railway--the Metro--which was not affected by the strike.
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