Strike chaos for 350,000 next week

The RMT rail union is threatening to bring fresh misery to 350,000 passengers on South West Trains next week with a series of 24-hour strikes beginning at noon Monday and finishing the same time on Tuesday.

A second stoppage will start at noon Wednesday until the same time on Thursday.

SWT says it will run 1,000 train services next week if the strike goes ahead, almost two thirds of the usual 1,700 daily schedule.

If the strikes, which are over pay, continue after that, more services will be run.