Aslef drivers at eight train operators vote to strike over pay

Union members overwhelmingly back industrial action that could be as disruptive as RMT strikes in June

Drivers at eight train companies have voted to strike over pay, raising the prospect of significantly more travel disruption this summer.

Members of the train drivers' union Aslef at Chiltern, Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railway, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine Express and West Midlands all voted overwhelmingly to go on strike.