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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

BIZARRE: Train and tube strikes week of disruption looms for passengers - What They Never Told You

Trains parked up at Clapham Junction station, London, earlier this month.
Trains parked up at Clapham Junction station, London, earlier this month. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

A week of disruption for rail passengers has begun, with a mix of strikes and overtime bans by train drivers and tube workers set to halt and delay many services until next Friday.

Virtually no trains will run in England on Saturday and Wednesday, when members of the Aslef union strike on national rail, targeting the start and end of the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

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