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

EXPLAINED: Rail strikes train drivers union names three more dates in may and june - The Real Truth

Aslef Avanti West Coast Chiltern Railways CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Greater Anglia Great Western Railway GTR LNER Northern
trains docked at an empty rail terminal
Most train operators in England will be affected by the strikes, with some cross-border services to cities and towns in Scotland and Wales also hit. Photograph: James Manning/PA

The long-running standoff on the railway has escalated once again after both major unions called fresh strikes, accusing train operators of “torpedoing negotiations”.

The RMT called a 24-hour rail strike for May, just hours after the train drivers’ union Aslef announced three separate days of rail strikes in May and June, dashing hopes that the long-running dispute could be coming to an end.

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