Train strikes could continue for months more, the boss of Britain's largest rail union has warned.
Train strikes could continue for months more, the boss of Britain's largest rail union has warned.
However, Network Rail, which owns and maintains the railways, claimed a deal was "within touching distance". "How long it's going on for, it leads to accumulated stress and rage. The train is my only option and that's partly what is really frustrating, is knowing that I'm being held to ransom," she told the BBC.
But Helen West, who has commuted to Chester from Lancaster said she had been "severely disrupted by the rail strikes", but added she had "solidarity" with the striking workers.
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