Thursday’s rail strike will go ahead after the RMT union accused UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of “wrecking” negotiations.
Train passengers will suffer more disruption from strike action after talks to resolve the bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions broke down.
The third and final strike of the week is planned for Saturday.
Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators are involved in the industrial action.
Meanwhile, Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) members working for Merseyrail have accepted a pay offer which the union’s leaders say is worth 7.1 per cent, close to what the RMT is demanding from Network Rail.
General secretary Manuel Cortes described it as “a sensible outcome to a reasonable offer”.
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