'There's a long way to go yet': Week of rail strikes leads to no clear resolution

More strikes on the railway will cause disruption across the region in the coming months. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at train companies and Network Rail are to walk out again for 24 hours on July 27, and on August 18 and 20.

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Hallways and floors usually crammed full of thousands of moving bodies fell silent across Manchester today.

Millions of trains passengers are being told not to travel as the biggest rail strikes in a generation kick off today. Workers on 13 lines and Network Rail are walking out on June 21, 23 and 25 over pay, conditions and 2,500 maintenance job cuts.

Drivers have been warned that roads across Greater Manchester will be busier next week as rail staff are set to stage a national walkout over pay and job cuts. And travellers using rail networks have been urged to plan ahead and find alternative travel, with limited services operating throughout the region.

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Rail bosses have warned that the industry is reaching the 'point of no return' with some disruption on the trains expected even if the strikes are called off. Only a fifth of train services will run across the country on the planned strike days next week - June 21, 23 and 25 - and at 60 pc over the rest of the week.

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