A worried mum has told how rail strikes mean she faces the prospect of driving 180 miles to get her sons into school to sit their exams. Marta Kotlarek's sons Jacob, 15 and Michael, 18, are taking their GCSEs and A-Levels soon.
The dates of some of their exams, however, clash with the biggest rail strike in 30 years, which is predicted to bring the network to a halt across the UK later this month.
Members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will strike on June 21, 23, and 25. Disruption can also be expected on June 22 and 24 as despite there being no strike planned on those days, trains will not be in the correct positions due to the action taken on those dates.
