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| Train company 'may block mobiles' | Train company 'may block mobiles' |
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| A train operator is considering blocking mobile phone signals in its designated quiet zones. | |
| Chiltern Railways, which runs trains from London to Birmingham, says it may install covers on carriage windows to stop phone signals. | Chiltern Railways, which runs trains from London to Birmingham, says it may install covers on carriage windows to stop phone signals. |
| Spokesman Michael Scanlon said the system was already being trialled by another company. | Spokesman Michael Scanlon said the system was already being trialled by another company. |
| "It is a kind of see-through rubber coating which stop signals getting into that coach," he said. | "It is a kind of see-through rubber coating which stop signals getting into that coach," he said. |
| "We are watching to see how effective it is and how popular it is with the passengers." | "We are watching to see how effective it is and how popular it is with the passengers." |