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Train drivers stage second strike | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Passengers are being warned to expect delays and a "very limited service" as Midland Mainline train drivers stage a 24-hour strike in a pensions dispute. | |
No trains are scheduled from Leeds, Wakefield Westgate, Sheffield, Luton, Chesterfield or Nottingham on Thursday, the second of six planned strike days. | |
Only five trains will run between Derby and St Pancras, with another five going in the opposite direction. | Only five trains will run between Derby and St Pancras, with another five going in the opposite direction. |
Other train operators will accept Midland Mainline tickets. | Other train operators will accept Midland Mainline tickets. |
The Derby-based company said it would give refunds to passengers who decided not to travel because of the disruption. | The Derby-based company said it would give refunds to passengers who decided not to travel because of the disruption. |
Alternatively passengers with tickets booked for Thursday will be allowed to travel on Friday. | |
The train drivers' union Aslef said the row centred on disagreements over pension provisions after a pay deal agreed in 2001. | The train drivers' union Aslef said the row centred on disagreements over pension provisions after a pay deal agreed in 2001. |
Further action is planned on the following four Thursdays. | Further action is planned on the following four Thursdays. |