Rail passengers across the UK face disruption to their travel plans today as train drivers union Aslef begin another wave of strikes.

The Tube strikes planned for today and Friday have been cancelled but passengers on the UK’s rail network will still experience disruption this week as train drivers go ahead with their industrial action.

The train strikes coincide with the Conservative Party Conference, and affect 16 train operating companies. A ban on overtime on non-strike days will further disrupt the network.

The union has so far called 13 one-day strikes during its 16-month dispute over pay.

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “While we regret having to take this action – we don’t want to lose a day’s pay, or disrupt passengers, as they try to travel by train – the government, and the employers, have forced us into this position.

Our members have not, now, had a pay rise for four years – since 2019 – and that’s not right when prices have soared in that time.

“Train drivers, perfectly reasonably, want to be able to buy now what they could buy four years ago.”