A fresh strike by railway workers caused more travel misery for passengers on Friday as a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions remained deadlocked.
Talks between the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union , train company employers and Rail Minister Huw Merriman on Thursday failed to make a breakthrough.
Disruption will continue for the rest of the month because of an overtime ban by RMT members at 14 train operators.Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union RMT general secretary Mick Lynch joined a picket line in London and said the union continued to receive strong support from the public.
“We exchanged some ideas and some possibilities, there was no negotiations at that, nothing arising tangible out of that. “With the deadline having passed where disruption could be avoided even if strikes were called off, our focus is on giving passengers the maximum possible certainty so they can make their festive plans.
Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, said: “The RMT has deliberately chosen to try and ruin Christmas for millions of passengers and businesses.
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