And now, Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan accused ministers of not wanting to resolve the long running pay dispute, and called for the government and train companies to "come to the table with a realistic offer". With that in mind, how could upcoming train strikes affect you? News on that is coming up next.
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00:00 Do you have a train trip coming up? Well, you might want to double check if your booking
00:05 is still set to run as a fresh series of strikes have been unveiled by Aslef in its long-running
00:10 dispute over pay. The strikes are set to take place between Tuesday January 30th and Monday
00:16 February 5th, with different operators being affected each day. Drivers are also set to
00:20 refuse to work overtime across the dates. The dispute by Aslef is now in its third calendar
00:26 year but the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the train operators, said "nobody wins"
00:32 when strikes take place. The group called on Aslef to work with them to resolve the
00:36 dispute. The Department for Transport called the action disappointing.
00:40 Train lines set to take part in the strikes include Northern Trains, TransPennine Express,
00:45 LNER and Cross Country. Operators not involved in industrial action, for example ScotRail
00:51 and Transport for Wales should run normal services.
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