Rail services across England to be crippled by bank holiday weekend strike

Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at 14 train operators will walk out, disrupting those travelling to events such as the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Reading and Leeds festivals.

Rail services across England will be crippled today because of another strike in the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

Trains will start later on Saturday and finish earlier and some areas will have no services, disrupting those travelling to events such as the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Reading and Leeds festivals. The RMT is also planning a strike on 2 September, while members of the drivers' union ASLEF are taking strike action on 1 September, threatening days of disruptions.

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