Severe rail disruption across UK as train drivers strike over pay

Members of Aslef union on 24-hour strike, affecting services in England, Scotland and Wales

Rail passengers will face huge disruption or be unable to travel today as train drivers at nine operating companies stage a 24-hour strike, halting services in many parts of England, Scotland and Wales.

Thousands of members of the Aslef union are on strike in the latest industrial action in a deadlocked dispute over pay and “modernisation” on the railway.

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