Strike hits Scottish rail
The first of two 24-hour strikes by signal workers has caused disruption to rail services in Scotland.
Around 450 Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) staff walked out from midday yesterday and are due to stage a second 24-hour strike from midday tomorrow (Thursday).
According to RMT, the row is over roster agreements but Network Rail claims the action is focused on the issue of whether safety assessments should be voluntary.
Negotiations between the two are due to take place later today.
First ScotRail said it hoped to run as many trains as possible but a limited timetable is operating between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Details of disruption can be found at www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions.
Flybe claims it has seen a substantial increase in customer demand for travel to and from Scotland for the remainder of the week due to the strike action.
It operates 122 flights a day serving Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow from a range of UK mainland.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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