Biggest walkouts for 30 years BEGIN after last ditch talks fail to stop rail strike
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A picket line outside Waverley Train Station in Edinburgh this morning during the rush hour. #railstrike
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The usually busy Dover Priory Railway Station is deserted this morning as three days of rail strikes begin.
The station is completely blocked to passengers, with flags and banners blocking the doors. #railstrike
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has hit out at RMT leader Mick Lynch.
He told LBC radio: "I can see what's happening here, their leader says he is nostalgic for the days of union powers and he's determined to turn himself back into one of those 1970s union barons." #railstrike
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch joined a picket line outside Euston station in London, as members of the union begin their nationwide strike. #railstrike
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Passengers attempting to use the National Rail Enquiries website to find out what trains are running are being shown a message stating: "500 Internal Server Error". #railstrike
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said new laws to allow flexible workers, including agency staff, to cover for those on strike could be introduced within months. #railstrike
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A couple at Liverpool Lime Street station are upset as they may potentially miss out on seeing Pretty Woman in London today due to the strikes.
"I think they have got the right to strike but this seems a bit unfair on other people." #railstrike
Uber users in London are being hit with a surge in prices amid strikes on the railways and London Underground.
A three-mile journey from Paddington to King's Cross was estimated to cost £27 at 8.45am. #railstrike
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Queues at bus stops outside stations in London, including Clapham Junction and Victoria, are growing quickly as the rail and Tube strikes hit commuters.
Traffic on the roads around has also begun to build up, with congestion bringing cars to a standstill. #railstrike
Boris Johnson warned commuters they must be prepared to "stay the course" in the face of the "unnecessary aggravation" caused by rail strikes. #railstrike
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Tube strike today - which lines will be affected and when does strike end? #railstrike
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Huge queues form on the A3 Kingston by Pass south-west London heading into the City this morning. #railstrike
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Boris Johnson told his top ministerial team the strike was making it "more difficult for people to get to work, risking people's appointments, making it more difficult for kids to sit exams - all sorts of unnecessary aggravations". #railstrike
Labour leader Keir Starmer told shadow cabinet members “we must show leadership” adding “frontbenchers, including [parliamentary private secretaries] should not be on picket lines”. #railstrike
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