The first day of the biggest train strikes since the '80s has kicked off today in Leeds.
Major networks including Northern, LNER, Cross Country and Transpennine will have "extremely limited availability", as 50,000 staff members join in union to get better pay and working conditions. 60 per cent of journeys are expected to be impacted today, Thursday, and Saturday.
Rail services will run today from 7.30am and the last train will depart from Leeds City Station at 5.35pm - leaving the station shut for the rest of the evening. The station was far from the usual hustle and bustle this Tuesday morning, as the station appeared deserted with empty seats, and a "strange feeling in the air", one eyewitness said.
