Date: 22/02/2017

Guards on Southern trains have walked out on strike for the 29th time in their long-running row over safety. Talks between the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) and Southern broke down last week in the 10-month-long dispute. It centres on Southern's plan to make conductors on-board supervisors, giving drivers control of carriage doors. Southern said it expects to run 'around three-quarters of its normal service', despite the industrial action. The rest will either be cut completely, be replaced by bus services, or run with fewer carriages than normal.

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Southern guards in 29th strike day

BBC News

Southern rail is hit by another RMT walkout in the row over guards' roles on trains.