Friday 7 October 2022 05:25 PM Rail strike action will bring chaos to Britain on Saturday with just one-in-15 ... trends now
Rail passengers will face another weekend of travel chaos with thousands of train staff set to strike in a long-running row over pay.
Some 40,000 workers are set to take industrial action on Saturday, with only one-in-five trains running nationwide.
And of those that are still running, passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption, with many operating a limited timetable.
For football fans, it will be another weekend of carnage, with the strike action set to blight journeys to five Premiership games, including clashes between Man City. Spurs and Chelsea
The strike action is the latest chapter of the long-winded dispute over pay and working conditions.
Members of the TSSA and RMT unions stand on one of the many picket lines around the UK on October 1. Unions have warned staff are 'in it for the long haul' and will strike again on Saturday
Striking workers and protesters gather outside a train station in Leeds amidst the ongoing dispute between unions and train bosses over pay on October 1
Signs detailing the strike action have been placed in stations across London for the past week
Workers represented by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) from 15 train firms will be taking part in the eighth day of action.
They will be joined by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) affecting ticket offices, control rooms and railway stations.
Trains will start late and finish early, with disruption expected to rollover into Sunday morning.
No direct trains are expected to run between London and Edinburgh, with passengers urged to go via Glasgow instead.
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