A passenger's hat reflects on the window as a southwestern Railway train is seen through the window of an Overground railway train heading towards Richmon Railway Station in West London on Sunday, June 19, 2022, as Britain braces for the biggest railway strikes in decades. (VX Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
Talks have failed to resolve a bitter row over pay, jobs and conditions - and next week's rail strikes are set to be the biggest in decades.
The walkouts will take place on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June. Network Rail has warned the strikes will cause six days of disruption because services will be affected on the days in between. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch told the British press on Sunday that thousands of jobs were being cut across the rail networks, and workers were facing below-inflation pay rises.