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Many of the UK’s trains services will be off-limits

Many of the UK’s trains services will be off-limits

There will be disruption on railways, with train operators announcing reduced timetables

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

Labour politicians joined train drivers on the picket line at Newcastle Central Station as industrial action saw rail services hit hard.

Members of Aslef union on 24-hour strike, affecting services in England, Scotland and Wales

Members of Aslef at nine train companies will walk out for 24 hours, crippling large parts of the network, with some parts of the country having no services

Travellers coming up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe are being warned to not travel on certain days as Aslef and RMT unions have planned a number of strikes throughout August.

Train services to and from Glasgow are expected to be hit as the next wave of rail strikes brings disruption to travel plans across the UK as RMT and Aslef unions demand better pay and working conditions.

Passengers aboard an LNER train to Edinburgh were standing aboard the train for more than four hours according to a customer. He claims that the train into the capital was so crowded that passengers could not access toilets, and elderly travellers were unable to sit down during the journey.

The strike coincided with second day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and the start of the English football league season