Rail disruption warning due to six-day train drivers' overtime ban

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Rail disruption warning due to six-day train drivers' overtime ban
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Sixteen train companies based in England will be hit from Monday until Saturday next week.

Rail passengers are being warned of disruption for the next six days, due to an overtime ban by train drivers in the Aslef union.based in England will be hit from Monday until Saturday. Many will reduce their service levels.

Last month, Aslef members at 10 operators backed further strike action, meaning it could last for another six months if there's no settlement. This would have been contingent on changes to working practices, which the employers and government - who dictate what is under discussion in talks - say are needed to cut costs and modernise how the railway runs.

It has now lasted over a year. With no resolution in sight, the train companies are preparing to move ahead with plans to close hundreds of ticket offices.

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