Union members have warned the dispute could be prolonged ‘indefinitely’
Trains across the UK have come to a halt as 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union have walked out.
Most trains won't run until the afternoon on Friday and customers are being urged to check their journey and plan ahead. Mr Lynch wrote to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, saying: “Your government has made the decision to use taxpayers’ money to bail out private train companies from being liable for revenue lost because of industrial action on the condition the same companies comply with government instructions to hold down pay, cut thousands of safety critical rail jobs, introduce driver only trains and close ticket offices across the network.
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “Yet again, for the sixth time since June, union leaders are opting to inflict misery and disrupt the day-to-day lives of millions instead of working with industry to agree a deal that will bring our railways into the 21st century. “We urge union bosses to do the right thing by their members and let them have their say on Network Rail’s very fair deal, which will deliver the reforms our rail system urgently needs.
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