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Train drivers stage third strike | Train drivers stage third strike |
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Rail passengers faced severe disruption as Midland Mainline train drivers staged a third one-day strike in a dispute over pensions on Thursday. | |
No trains were scheduled from Leeds, Wakefield Westgate, Sheffield, Luton, Chesterfield or Nottingham on the third of six planned strike days. | |
Only five trains ran between Derby and St Pancras, with another five going in the opposite direction. | |
Other train operators accepted Midland Mainline tickets. | Other train operators accepted 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 were 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 three Thursdays. | Further action is planned on the following three Thursdays. |
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