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Behind with the last cross—border train down to england from central goesin train down to england from central goes in a less than half an hour and even then it's not going to london, just to prove. the last train. —— the last train full stop out of central is at 5pm. no trains north of the central belt so no trains to cities like dundee, perth, aberdeen and inverness with a big psychological blow in terms of logistics. of course cottrell staff are not on strike, they are reliant on network rail to run the signal boxes and keep the tracks say. in total, there is normally a normal timetab...

Also this hour... prince william, the duke of cambridge, turns a0 today. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. deserted stations, empty tracks, and millions of frustrated passengers — the biggest rail strike in a generation is underway, crippling services across england, scotland and wales. only a fifth of trains are running today, and there's more chaos in the capital with separate industrial action on the london underground. today's rail strike will be followed by two more on thursday and saturday. network rail says passengers should only travel by train if absolutely necessar...

Than half an hour and even then it's not going to london, it'sjust than half an hour and even then it's not going to london, it's just going to prove. the last train full stop is at 5pm. so no trains to cities including dundee, perth, aberdeen and inverness at all. a big psychological blow there as well as in terms of logistics. scotrail staff are not on strike but they are reliant on network rail to run the signal boxes and keep the tracks are safe. in total, there is usually a normal timetable of 2000 trains running in scotland fewer than 200 today. scots and's transport minister has written...

The biggest rail strike in three decades is underway. the majority of britain's trains are at a standstill — and many stations are all but empty, as millions of people face disruption. as millions of people it as millions of people is the first of a series of train strikes it is the first of a series of train strikes this week. the prime minister calls on travellers to 'stay the course' during the strikes — many have had to drive, cycle or walk to their destinations. striking workers are picketing stations, with no signs of a compromise in the dispute between rail management and unions. in...

My big, big birthday. we always go by train, it's far easier to come into bradford, to the theatres there, or to go into leeds. plan b is taxis, and adding on extra expense, really. and there is no sign the disruption will end any time soon, with more strikes planned for thursday and saturday. richard galpin, bbc news. let's talk to a man who takes the temperature of these kind of situations. joining me now is travel editor for the independent, simon calder. he is outside swindon station. i want to work today, and it is a very long walk a cycled past me, so you have been very busy today? i sta...