Many UK trains grind to a halt in four days of strike actions
London commuters may be forgiven for feeling it was still full-on dispute mode. Services of the Underground were curtailed by a widespread stoppage yesterday. Today, and on Saturday, it’s the turn of surface railways to grind to a halt. Action by the trades union RMT, has halted services at almost all of the passenger train operators in Britain. Fourteen operators running eighteen branded networks, all headquartered in England, remain in dispute over pay, conditions and job security issues.
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