Train strikes: Travel chaos with Britain’s roads gripped by gridlock today as rail passengers forced to take the car
BRITAIN is gripped by travel chaos this morning with gridlock on the roads as commuters are forced into their cars. Rail passengers have been told not to take trains today as the biggest rail strike in a generation begins to bite. LNP Traffic queues on the A102M Blackwall Tunnel approach in Greenwich, South East London[/caption] LNP Heavy traffic on the A40 in Perivale, West London[/caption] LNP Major railway stations, including London Victoria, are closed this morning[/caption] Entire regions have been cut off by today’s strike Just one in five trains running and entire regions have been completely cut off. Residents living in swathes of the South West, Scotland and Wales are stranded today. Those in Chester, Hull, Lincoln and Worcester will also be marooned. Major stations around the country are closed until 7.30am and half of all lines aren’t running at all. The services that are running will end at 6.30pm. As a result, tens of thousan...