Network Rail and 14 train operators will run on a limited services as a result of the industrial action
Passengers face another day of rail disruption as workers continue their 48-hour strike over pay, jobs and working conditions.
Meanwhile, Transport for Wales announced it will follow through with a pay deal with rail unions worth 4.5 per cent for nine months from last July. The not-for-profit organisation, owned by the Welsh government, said it understands its responsibility to deliver through the cost of living crisis. Strikes will also be carried out by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association at six train companies on Saturday in an ongoing dispute over pay, job security, and terms and conditions. The union accused the government of "harming the nation" by "blocking" talks to resolve the dispute.
“This strike action was entirely avoidable. It beggars belief that the government has forced this industrial action on rail workers and the wider economy when they have had every opportunity and the ability to resolve the dispute. This Conservative Government is actively harming the nation with its reckless anti-worker agenda.
“No-one wanted to see these strikes go ahead, and we can only apologise to passengers and to the many businesses who will be hit by this unnecessary and damaging disruption.
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