Overnight
snow
in
southern
England
is
disrupting
train
services
around
London
and
in
East
Anglia.
Thameslink,
Southern,
Gatwick
Express,
South
Western
Railway
and
Southeastern
are
all
warning
of
delays
and
cancellations,
and
there
are
also
problems
on
the
Greater
Anglia
network,
where
icy
conditions
have
meant
that
a
track
inspection
must
be
carried
out.
Network
Rail
said
hundreds
of
staff
are
defrosting
frozen
points
and
signals,
and
trains
with
snow
ploughs
are
also
being
used.

National
Rail
braces
for
strikes
this
week

Members
of
the
RMT
at
Network
Rail
and
English
train
operators
are
preparing
to
walk
out
for
four
days
this
week,
as
the
dispute
over
pay
and
conditions
continues.
There
will
be
a
48-hour
strike
tomorrow
and
Wednesday,
and
a
second
stoppage
on
Friday
and
Saturday.
Services
are
also
expected
to
be
disrupted
on
Thursday,
partly
because
some
trains
will
be
out
of
position.
RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
has
called
for
a
meeting
with
the
Prime
Minister
as
the
deadlock
between
the
unions,
rail
management
and
the
government
continues.
Another
strike
has
been
called
of
Network
Rail
staff
between
24
and
27
December,
which
is
set
to
interrupt
maintainance
and
upgrade
work
planned
during
Christmas
Day
and
Boxing
Day.