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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Kieran Isgin

Train disruptions continue as railway workers hold 48-hour weekend strike

Passengers face another day of rail disruption as workers continue their 48-hour strike over pay, jobs and working conditions.

Talks between the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), train company employers and Rail Minister Huw Merriman on Thursday failed to make a breakthrough.

Trains on Saturday will start later and finish earlier in many areas while some parts of the country will have no service at all. Disruptions are to be expected across the rest of the month due to an overtime ban by RMT members at 14 train operators.

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