Great Western Railway has issued maps to illustrate the scale of the disruption facing travellers during this week's train strikes. The rail operator is one of many nationwide having to cancel hundreds of services and heavily reduce more during three strikes this week - today, Thursday and Saturday.
Industrial action has been called by transport union RMT in response to what it says is an 'aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions'. The three walkouts this week could be followed by more if no agreement is reached, with train users across the country warned not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
GWR is running 'very limited services' from Bristol Temple Meads on the strike days, and reduced services on the days in between. Even on non-strike days, no trains are running before 7am.
