Rail passengers have been warned to brace themselves after train drivers began a new series of strike action over pay disputes.

The latest strikes come after train drivers’ union Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) workers’ union both rejected revised pay offers for their members last month.

Widespread disruption is expected, with 16 rail lines completely out of action. Here’s the National Rail’s travel advice:

National Rail has warned passengers to expect “significant disruption” during strike days, which are likely to result in little or no services across large areas of its network.

Train services are also likely to be disrupted and start later on the day immediately after.

Train operators are still assessing how the walkouts will affect their ability to run services on each of the strike days, meaning that passengers could have to wait longer to find out whether specific journeys are affected.

National Rail has recommended that passengers:

Train drivers are staging four days of walkouts on:

An overtime ban on Aslef train drivers - which could lead to last-minute cancellations - will also take place on:

The strikes impacted thousands of people travelling to the Eurovision final in Liverpool on Saturday, and the final day of industrial action coincides with the FA Cup final at Wembley in London on 3 June.

Beyoncé fans planning to see her “Renaissance” world tour concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium the same day will be affected too.

The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (Aslef) represents UK train drivers. Workers at 16 train operating companies will be going on strike: