Train strikes: Disruption expected with latest rail walkouts

BBC News says The latest round of national rail strikes are getting under way, with only 20% of train journeys expected to go ahead on Wednesday.

Some 40,000 RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 train companies are walking out over pay, jobs and terms.

The Department for Transport said the RMT was “hell-bent on creating further misery for passengers across the UK”.

But the RMT accused Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of not allowing the rail industry to do a deal with the union.

Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, said despite its best efforts to find a breakthrough there would be more rail disruption due to strikes.