The rail dispute is one of many threatening to deliver a winter of discontent as unions seek pay rises in line with the rate of inflation to help shield their members from the cost of living crisis.
The first week of 2023 will bring more disruption for rail passengers, with strikes and flood damage likely to affect travel.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 14 train operators will take part in two 48-hour strikes - affecting journeys on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.There is further disruption for passengers travelling between Carlisle and Glasgow, with the West Coast Main Line out of action until 6 January due to damage from flooding late last month.
An embankment under the railway needs"extensive work to stabilise and repair the foundations of the tracks to allow the railway to safely reopen", Network Rail has said. Engineers are working to remove landslip material on a 40m-long section of the line and reinforcing it with more than 200 tonnes of new stone.
The strikes by the RMT union and Aslef will see tens of thousands of rail employees stop work, and passengers have been warned of"significant disruption" to services.
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