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Holly Lennon

Glasgow train services cancelled as second day of strike action gets underway

The second day of rail strikes is going ahead in Scotland today after talks broke down between RMT union members and railway employers.

The RMT union continues to be involved in a bitter dispute over pay and working conditions, and accused the Transport Secretary of "wrecking" negotiations.

Members of the union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out today (Thursday) following a stoppage on Tuesday that crippled large parts of the rail network. Further strikes by RMT members are also scheduled to go ahead on Saturday.

ScotRail has warned passengers that only a skeleton service will. be running with five routes offering a limited-service between 7.30am and 6.30pm.

Passengers across the UK have been facing continued disruption this week, even on days in between the three scheduled 24-hour strikes.

Read more: How to check if your journey from Glasgow is affected as disruption continues

ScotRail cancelled 90% of its services on Tuesday, while cross-border services were also badly affected.

On Wednesday, despite there being no scheduled strike, passengers still faced cancellations and delays.

ScotRail said this has been mainly caused by the staggered reopening of signal boxes.

The train operator urged any passengers wishing to travel on its services this week to check timetables on its website in advance.

It made a specific mention to fans of The Eagles to check trains ahead of the group's concert at Murrayfield on Wednesday.

About 40,000 Network Rail staff are believed to have walked out at midnight on Tuesday.

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