British rail passengers have been warned to prepare for “significantly disrupted” travel into the New Year amid a wave of industrial unrest sweeping across the country.
The Network Rail, which owns and maintains the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland, and Wales, has urged people to plan ahead and check before they depart as “industrial action means rail travel will be significantly disrupted throughout December and January.”
The warning came as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) at train operator CrossCountry staged a 24-hour strike from 9 p.m. on Boxing Day as part of a long-running campaign for a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, no un-agreed changes to terms and conditions, and a pay increase addressing the rising cost of living….