Britain is facing the largest series of rail strikes the country has seen for 30 years, with around 40,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) walking out for three days in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Staff employed by Network Rail and 13 train operators downed tools on Tuesday to demand improved terms, leaving usually-bustling stations across the UK deserted as commuters packed the roads to get to work by car and bus while others returned to home working as they had in the pandemic.
