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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Train drivers from 12 firms to strike over pay in September, says Aslef union

Avanti West Coast train
The Avanti West Coast service will be among those affected in an escalation of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

Train drivers will go on strike again next month in an escalation of the long-running dispute over pay and conditions on the railway, with a 24-hour strike at 12 companies that will stop many services across Great Britain.

The action by the Aslef union on 15 September will bring to a standstill the main intercity routes from London to the Midlands, the of north England, and Scotland and Wales, as well as commuter services in the south-east, Midlands and north, and the London Overground.

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