A further strike is due to take place on Saturday
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Rail passengers have been hit by another wave of travel chaos as train workers strike as part of a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Members of both the drivers’ union Aslef and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) have walked out on Wednesday, causing huge disruption to services.
The dispute will continue until the government intervenes, warned Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan.
He urged transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan to “lift the shackles” from train companies so they could make a pay offer to workers.
“The message I am receiving from my members is that they are in this for the long haul and if anything they want industrial action to be increased,” he said.
Ms Trevelyan suggested that she now sees the perspective of the railway workers “more clearly” following a meeting with Mr Whelan and RMT general secretary Mick Lynch.
Speaking to speaking to BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme, she said she met the pair “because I really wanted to understand where they’re coming from”.
White-collar rail union strike axes train firm Twitter and Facebook feeds
At London King’s Cross, Grand Central trains are running normally on the East Coast main line to and from West Yorkshire and Teesside.
But the company says: “Due to the TSSA industrial action this week, Grand Central may not be able to respond to customers via Social Media (Twitter/Facebook) from 1400-2200 on Weds 5th and from 1000-2200 on Thurs 6th.
“Our Customer Relations team will still be available to contact on 0345 603 4852.”
Simon Calder5 October 2022 10:10
Airport rail links heavily disrupted by rail strikes
Many overseas holidaymakers and incoming visitors are encountering problems reaching or leaving airports because of today’s strike by train drivers belonging to Aslef and working for 13 rail firms.
Birmingham International and East Midlands Parkway stations are closed completely, cutting links to the two Midlands airports.
The only trains to and from Manchester airport are hourly links on Transport for Wales to stations in North Wales.
At London Heathrow, only Elizabeth line services are operating to and from London Paddington – the Heathrow Express is not running.
Stansted airport has only an hourly train link from London Liverpool Street.
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