Train and tube strikes: week of disruption looms for passengers
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6F5T1)
Action by railway drivers in England and London Underground workers will halt and delay many services
A week of disruption for rail passengers has begun, with a mix of strikes and overtime bans by train drivers and tube workers set to halt and delay many services until next Friday.
Virtually no trains will run in England on Saturday and Wednesday, when members of the Aslef union strike on national rail, targeting the start and end of the Conservative party conference in Manchester.
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