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Rail bosses are poised to pull the plug on pay talks with the RMT, accusing the union of having 'its head in the sand'.

A leaked letter from industry chiefs to union barons reveals how drastically talks have broken down and raises the prospect of strikes dragging on for months.

And in more misery for commuters, most train fares were increased yesterday by 5.9 per cent, with the price of a typical annual season ticket soaring by £192 to about £3,455.

The RMT has been in talks with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents operators, since last summer. 

But they descended into acrimony last month after the union said it would only settle for a deal with no reforms to working practices, having said for months it would accept some changes in return for a pay increase.