A national train strike caused chaos and disruption across the country on Wednesday, as thousands of rail workers walked out in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
Only around one in five trains ran on Wednesday, with some areas having no services at all. Train services will continue to be disrupted on Thursday morning following the 24-hour strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT).
Talks are expected to resume on Thursday but there is little sign of the deadlock being broken and more strikes are planned for the coming weeks. The next strike is set to be held on Saturday (30 July) at eight train operators by members of the drivers’ union Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA).
