This article was originally published on 20 June but was updated following strike action in July
Last-minute negotiations between rail company bosses and trade union leaders have once again failed to prevent planned strikes, which will go ahead on 27 and 30 July, with 40,000 members of the RMT union set to walk out on Wednesday.
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