RMT union members at Southern,
Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and Greater Anglia have begun a 24-hour walkout.
The industrial action is over plans
to make train doors driver-only operated.
Rail companies have said this means
a guard is no longer needed but some workers believe safety
procedures would be compromised. Union members at South Western have
also voted to strike, but any action first needs to be agreed with the
executive body.
The operator said it planned to
increase numbers of drivers and guards and urged its staff to "avoid
premature strike action". The strikes have coincided with a
planned closure of Liverpool Lime Street for refurbishment, something the boss
of Merseyrail, Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, said "doubled up the
inconvenience".
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