UK Train Services Face Fresh Disruptions Amid Biggest Rail Strike of the Year
Britain’s rail network will face severe disruptions on Saturday amid the biggest strike so far this year.
Only 11 percent of normal services will run and there will be no trains in many areas, Network Rail said.
People attending the London Marathon and delegates travelling to Birmingham for the Conservative Party conference this weekend will be among those affected by the disruption.
The disruption will be worse than this year’s previous rail strikes as it is the first time members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef train drivers’ union, Unite, and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association have walked out in coordinated action….