TRAIN PAIN & FERRY FURY

Holidaymakers trapped in port jam

- JOAO SANTOS

THOUSANDS of people had a miserable start to their summer getaways, with port traffic jams and rail strikes leaving parts of the country gridlocked.

Holidaymakers may have been expecting some delays on main roads, but the knock-on impact of rail strikes worsened the situation.

Hundreds of people struggled to make it to The Oval in South London for the exciting third day of the fifth Ashes test match.

And there were delays of up to two hours at the Port of Dover as people tried to cross the Channel. At nearby Folkestone, there was a five-mile tailback that extended into the town itself.