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Travel Insurance for Train Strikes

I am travelling with Eurostar in December but have to get to St Pancras before.
I know the chances are slim, but does anybody know of any travel insurance that would cover the cancellation of the short break ( to Brussels) if I couldn't get to St Pancreas by train if there were strikes?
Many thanks.

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  • Andy_L
    Andy_L Posts: 13,064 Forumite
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    pretty much any travel insurance will cover you for delay or abandonment of trip due to industrial action.


  • martindow
    martindow Posts: 10,609 Forumite
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    Andy_L said:
    pretty much any travel insurance will cover you for delay or abandonment of trip due to industrial action.


    It could cover unexpected strikes, but when a series of strikes have been announced and the action is ongoing it would be less clear-cut I would think. 
    CIV tickets to connect with Eurostar guarantee being put on another train if there is a delay, so maybe that would let you travel the next day if there were no trains running.
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