Rail workers walked out on strike on Tuesday amid a pay dispute which is set to cause chaos on the UK's train network. The walkout, the biggest industrial action in the sector for 30 years, will continue with further walkouts planned on Thursday, June 23, and Saturday, June 25.
Members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 other train operators have decided to take strike action after a row over pay, conditions, and job security. More than 40,000 staff are expected to take part in the strike action throughout the week. In Wales, the strikes have led to many train cancellations - with only a handful of services still running. Staff at Transport for Wales are not striking but services across the country are still significantly affected.
Major train stations including Swansea, Bridgend, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Aberystwyth, Holyhead, and Llandudno will have no services at all, whilst there will only be limited services from Cardiff, Newport, Pontypridd and stations on the Valley lines to Merthyr, Aberdare, and Treherbert. It leaves just 20% of journeys across the country running.
