Plans to keep passengers moving and shelves stocked as rail strike looms

With 40,000 RMT members voting, union warns of potentially biggest rail strike in modern history'

Contingency plans are being drawn up to try to keep passenger and freight trains running and prevent empty supermarket shelves after unions warned of potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history".

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) is balloting 40,000 members on the industrial action, which network sources have reportedly said would create serious challenges" in keeping goods moving and supermarket shelves stocked.