Large parts of Britain have no train services as rail workers in several unions walk out.
Large parts of Britain have no train services as rail workers in several unions walk out on the same day.The leader of train drivers' union Aslef told the BBC he was committed to talks, but a deal appeared far away.
The RMT union expects that more than 40,000 of its members who work at Network Rail and 16 train companies will not show up for work. Many who had planned journeys to the capital for the London Marathon are having to re-think their plans. She was meant to travel down by train on Saturday, but when the strike was announced, "everything was thrown into disarray".
Mick Whelan, Aslef's general secretary, told the BBC the union had not deliberately targeted the London Marathon, but there was "no ideal time to strike". The new Transport Secretary, Anne Marie Trevelyan, has so far met the general secretaries of both Aslef and the RMT, which had been described as a "good start".
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