Train strikes over guards

RAIL workers at two firms will stage fresh strikes today in the long-running row over the role of guards.

RMT members on Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North are due to walk out for 24 hours in protest at plans for driver-only trains.

The union’s general secretary Mick Cash said: “This is about putting the safety of the travelling public before the profits of the private train firms.”

Strikes are also planned on the Southern network for March 12.