RMT rail workers vote to accept pay deals

The RMT said the ballot result meant that the long-running national rail dispute was now over. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Rail workers have voted to accept pay offers by train companies and Network Rail, reducing the prospect of a repeat of the national strikes that have caused misery for passengers over the last two years.

Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) voted overwhelmingly to support the pay offers that will result in pay increases of more than 4%.