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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham and Kiran Stacey

LNER train drivers to strike for five extra days in minimum service row

LNER trains at the King’s Cross station in London
LNER trains at the King’s Cross station in London. The service is run by the Department for Transport’s own Operator of Last Resort. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The train drivers’ union Aslef has called an extra five days of strikes at LNER in response to the threatened imposition of minimum service levels at the state-run London-Scotland service.

The controversial legislation, which was brought in by the government in late 2023, is likely to be trialled for the first time in the latest round of rail strikes.

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