Train services will be hit with disruption once again on Friday (September 1) amid another strike by drivers in the long running dispute over pay.
Services will be severely affected, starting later and finishing earlier than usual, with some areas having no trains all day.
The dispute started more than a year ago and remains deadlocked, with no talks planned and no sign of a breakthrough. Members of the drivers union Aslef will also ban overtime on Saturday (September 2) coinciding with a strike by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union in its dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Both unions blame the Government for blocking any chance of a deal by refusing to allow train operators to make an offer they can recommend to their members.
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