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Glastonbury weather forecast and travel: Revellers face rain as trains cancelled [Video]

More than half of the trains due to serve the Glastonbury Festival have been cancelled because of rail strikes.

Tens of thousands of revellers will be forced to find alternative routes to the site in Pilton, Somerset.

Great Western Railway (GWR) is operating just five services from London Paddington to Castle Cary on Thursday, with a total of 24 between Wednesday and Friday.

Almost 200,000 music fans will have to make alternative arrangements to get to the site in Pilton, Somerset, for the eagerly awaited 50th anniversary of the famous festival.

The typical Glastonbury festival-goer travels 169 miles to reach the location, according a survey. 

Once they have overcome expected travel chaos caused by rail strikes, highlights for fans will include the festival’s youngest and oldest ever solo headliners – Billie Eilish, 20, and Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney, 80.

GWR told passengers: ‘We plan to maintain timetabled trains between Castle Cary and London Paddington throughout the course of the …

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