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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah and Gwyn Topham

RMT announces further rail strike over two days in August

Great Western Railway train
Great Western Railway is among the operators that will be affected by Aslef’s strike. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Workers at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies are to go on strike for two more days in August, in a move that will bring many services around Britain to a halt.

The announcement was made hours after thousands of train drivers joined the summer of industrial action, with a strike across eight companies on 30 July.

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