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| Rail strike on after talks falter | Rail strike on after talks falter |
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| Strike action on some of the busiest railway lines into London has begun after talks failed between unions and National Express. | |
| It is the third 48-hour strike to affect trains between London and Essex Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, | It is the third 48-hour strike to affect trains between London and Essex Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, |
| A spokesman for Aslef said the union's executive had also decided to call a full week of strike action next month. | A spokesman for Aslef said the union's executive had also decided to call a full week of strike action next month. |
| The action is by members of Aslef, the RMT union and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA). | The action is by members of Aslef, the RMT union and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA). |
| It started at 0001 Thursday and will end at 2359 BST on Friday. | |
| National Express East Anglia said "most services will not run" adding that any trains which did run were expected to be "extremely busy". | National Express East Anglia said "most services will not run" adding that any trains which did run were expected to be "extremely busy". |
| The dispute is over pay and conditions. | The dispute is over pay and conditions. |
| 'Another planet' | 'Another planet' |
| An Aslef spokesman said negotiations had become "increasingly fractious and unproductive" and three days of meetings had resulted in "no notable progress". | An Aslef spokesman said negotiations had become "increasingly fractious and unproductive" and three days of meetings had resulted in "no notable progress". |
| Aslef leader Keith Norman accused National Express management of living "on another planet". | Aslef leader Keith Norman accused National Express management of living "on another planet". |
| "Train drivers voted by 95% to 5% to back industrial action: the RMT vote was of a similar level and this week the TSSA has joined the three-week dispute," he said. | "Train drivers voted by 95% to 5% to back industrial action: the RMT vote was of a similar level and this week the TSSA has joined the three-week dispute," he said. |
| National Express East Anglia management seemed not to realise it had a problem and showed "no sign of doing anything to remedy it" added Mr Norman. | National Express East Anglia management seemed not to realise it had a problem and showed "no sign of doing anything to remedy it" added Mr Norman. |
| According to the company's website, limited services will run into Liverpool Street from Stansted Airport, Southend Victoria Norwich and Colchester. | According to the company's website, limited services will run into Liverpool Street from Stansted Airport, Southend Victoria Norwich and Colchester. |
| Tickets will be accepted on services run by c2c, First Capital Connect and East Midlands Trains during the strike. | Tickets will be accepted on services run by c2c, First Capital Connect and East Midlands Trains during the strike. |