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ail passengers are facing a fourth consecutive day of travel disruption on Friday as RMT union members launch a fresh 48-hour walkout.
The strike at Network Rail and 14 train operators means only around 20% of normal services will run with trains starting later and finishing earlier.
The walkout is again hitting key TfL services in London with no Elizabeth Line trains running between Paddington and Heathrow/Reading and Liverpool Street to Shenfield.
The London Overground is also severely affected while the District and Bakerloo lines are part suspended.
The action follows a stoppage on Thursday by train drivers in the Aslef union which caused widespread disruption.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan has warned it was “inevitable” that further strikes would be held unless the deadlock was broken.
He suggested strikes could escalate, saying train drivers wanted to go “harder and faster” after years of not receiving a pay rise.
Talks are expected to be held early next week, but unions continue to accuse the Government of blocking a deal.
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