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William Mata

London travel news LIVE: Train drivers strike brings rail misery; Elizabeth Line hit with severe delays

Parts of the country will have no train services on Friday because of a fresh strike by drivers in a long-running pay dispute.

Members of Aslef at Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern will walk out, mounting picket lines outside stations.

All five train operators said they will not run any services, with passengers urged not to attempt to travel.

Aslef boss Mick Whelan said outside Euston station: "We've done 17 pay deals in the last 12 months across all sectors, nations and regions - freight, open-access, Elizabeth line, and Tube.

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan doing media interviews on the picket line at Euston train station (Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

"And yet we only have a problem with one place and the place we have a problem with is the Westminster Government, who are interfering with our pay deals with the private companies we work for."

Tube services to Wembley Park and Wembley Central stations will be operating normally but Wembley Stadium station will be closed due to the impact of the strike on Chiltern services.

England Women are playing Sweden at Wembley at 8pm tonight. Wembley Park Underground station will be operating as usual.

The Gatwick Express service is not running. Luton airport will also be affected, with no East Midlands Railway trains from St Pancras on Friday.

There are also severe delays on the Elizabeth Line between Paddington and Reading / Heathrow Airport while TFL fix a faulty freight train in the West Ealing area.

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