00:00Rail passengers will get a right to use another train if their service is cancelled without paying again.
00:07From the 20th of September, passengers on covered services can board another operator's train to complete their journey.
00:15The change expands arrangements for nationalised rail companies with Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country and Great Western Railway
00:25now joining them.
00:27Ministers say the move will stop passengers being stranded when services are disrupted.
00:32Transport Focus has welcomed the change but says passengers need clear information about their options.
00:38The scheme is presented as part of wider reforms to rail services across the UK.
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