Train strikes: UK passengers brace for disruption as stoppages begin

The Guardian says Train passengers braced for disruption as the first 48-hour rail strike of the week began on Tuesday in a months-long row over pay and conditions.

About 40,000 workers will strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as Friday and Saturday, after the UK’s biggest rail union, the RMT, voted to reject the latest offer.

The transport secretary, Mark Harper, said people faced another Covid-style “virtual Christmas” as a result of the industrial action, with more disruption planned for later this month and early January.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/13/train-strikes-uk-rail-disruption-stoppages