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No services are operating west of Exeter today as 40,000 RMT members go on strike

RAIL passengers are set to face disruptions to their journeys this week as train services through Berkshire will be once again impacted by strikes.

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Huge queues built up at London Kings Cross this morning as passengers who were hoping to travel today and avoid chaos before tomorrows strike were left stranded

RMT rail union boss Mick Lynch said the proposals by Liz Truss amount to the biggest attack on trade union and civil rights since labour unions were legalised in 1871.

More rail misery will impact commuters throughout the county when staff walk out over pay, conditions and jobs.

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Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, said he will seek another six-month strike mandate when the current one finishes.

More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies are set to strike on Wednesday in a dispute led by the RMT over pay, jobs and conditions.

PASSENGERS hoping to travel by train to and from Somerset stations this week are being warned to plan ahead due to industrial action.