Date: 22/12/2015

Strike action on rail sleeper services between Scotland and London begins later. There will be no further sleeper services before Christmas, in spite of this normally being an especially busy period. Members of the RMT union voted to back the 48-hour strike in a dispute with operator Serco over defects on trains. Serco has insisted that any faults on its rolling stock have been repaired, or will be repaired. Talks held at the conciliation service Acas on Monday failed to resolve the dispute. The strike has forced the operator to cancel trains and refund passengers.

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Sleeper trains halted by strike

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Strike action on rail sleeper services operated by Serco between stations in Scotland and London begins later.

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