Train passengers across West Yorkshire hit by biggest strike in decades

Rail passengers across West Yorkshire are being hit by major problems due to the largest strike by rail workers in decades.

Usually busy stations are very quiet this morning, including Leeds Station, with a limited number of services running.

Northern and TransPennine Express are both asking commuters to avoid travelling this week, with further walkouts expected on Thursday and Saturday.

For some places only a fifth of services will run, half of lines will remain closed, and the network will be shut down at 6.30pm.

Much of Britain will have no passenger trains for the entire day, including most of Scotland and Wales, the whole of Cornwall and Dorset, and places such as Chester, Hull, Lincoln and Worcester.

Last-ditch talks failed to resolve the dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators have walked out.

Grant Shapps has called the biggest walkout in 33 years 'unnecessary' and Boris Johnson is calling for a 'sensible compromise'.

Labour say the government should be involved in talks, to help bring an end to the disruption.

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