Railway workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of national strike

RMT workers at Network Rail and 15 operators back industrial action in coming weeks

A summer of rail strikes across Britain moved a significant step closer after the RMT union announced an overwhelming" vote in favour of industrial action.

Its ballots of more than 40,000 railway workers closed on Tuesday evening, and 89% voted in favour of a strike, the RMT said, on a turnout of 71%.