More rail chaos as drivers stage strike

CITY workers are set for further commuting strife today, after talks between the RMT union and National Express East Anglia fell apart yesterday.

A 48-hour walkout, the second in a set of four strikes planned over the summer, started at midnight last night.

The East Anglia route is a major channel for City commuters, shuttling over 200,000 passengers from Liverpool Street to Colchester, Southend and Norwich every day.

The RMT and drivers’ union Aslef caused strife for hundreds of thousands of commuters last week when its members took action over pay.

Today’s strike is set to hit passengers even harder, as TSSA members get set to join the walk-out.