Passengers facing huge delays amid the largest rail strike in 33 years have expressed their sympathy for the "struggling" workers who have been forced to walk out in protest.
More than 50,000 rail workers abandoned their stations as negotiations between unions and rail bosses collapsed on Monday.
Instead thousands joined picket lines to protest what the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has called an "aggressive agenda" to freeze pay, cut jobs, pensions, and safe conditions for its members.
