Commenting on today’s rail strike across the UK, which the BBC have described as “the biggest strike in 30 years” , Welsh Conservatives and Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said:

“Whilst I support workers’ right to strike, this rail walkout is set to cause huge disruption not just across Wales but the rest of the UK.

“Without a doubt the railway forms essential connectivity for people up and down the country, and therefore I hope that the unions can abandon the working practices of the 1950s,  get round the table and use the changes in practices to give the staff a pay rise.

“The disruption caused by these strikes emphasises the need for the railways to bring in minimum service requirements which would insulate networks from complete shutdown and minimise disruption to people’s lives.

“In the meantime, it is absolutely paramount that Transport for Wales pulls out all the stops to put on alternatives in a bid to minimise disruption to people across Wales.”