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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Train drivers call off extra strike days after LNER minimum service law U-turn

An LNER train is pictured at King's Cross station in London.
An LNER train at King's Cross station in London. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

The train drivers’ union Aslef will stand down its five days of additional strikes at LNER after the state-owned operator withdrew plans to impose minimum service levels during next week’s industrial action.

LNER, which runs trains on the east coast mainline from London to Scotland, had told Aslef it intended to use the controversial new laws to run trains during the initial 24-hour strike called for Friday 2 February.

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