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| Train drivers strike called off | Train drivers strike called off |
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| A train strike which threatened to cripple services across southern England has been called off. | A train strike which threatened to cripple services across southern England has been called off. |
| Hundreds of drivers for South West Trains (SWT) were planning two 24-hour walkouts on Friday and Monday. | |
| But the union Aslef suspended the industrial action following talks with the company on Thursday. | But the union Aslef suspended the industrial action following talks with the company on Thursday. |
| The dispute began over drivers' use of taxis, but escalated when SWT used managers to drive trains during a previous strike. | The dispute began over drivers' use of taxis, but escalated when SWT used managers to drive trains during a previous strike. |
| Day off work | Day off work |
| During the last walkout on 29 August, many people took the day off work or drove in to avoid the trains. | During the last walkout on 29 August, many people took the day off work or drove in to avoid the trains. |
| Many services into Waterloo did not run, while buses replaced trains in some parts of the South East. | Many services into Waterloo did not run, while buses replaced trains in some parts of the South East. |
| Tens of thousands of commuters take SWT services into London's Waterloo station on week days during rush hour. | Tens of thousands of commuters take SWT services into London's Waterloo station on week days during rush hour. |
| SWT usually runs 1,700 trains every weekday between Waterloo and areas including Bristol, Plymouth, Reading, Surrey, Weymouth and Brighton. | SWT usually runs 1,700 trains every weekday between Waterloo and areas including Bristol, Plymouth, Reading, Surrey, Weymouth and Brighton. |