Weekend rail strikes and overtime ban disrupt UK travel

Aslef union's latest four-day action in pay dispute involves drivers for multiple train companies

Industrial action will cause severe disruption to rail travel this weekend, with 24-hour strikes and an overtime ban by train drivers affecting all Britain's long-distance routes over the next four days.

Strikes by drivers in the Aslef union will stop most London-Edinburgh trains on the east coast mainline on Friday, and all trains on the west coast mainline running from the capital to Glasgow on Saturday, when passengers in the Midlands will also be particularly hard hit.