Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face misery this week with a two-day strike by guards. The industrial action is over plans to change the role of guards on trains operated by Southern.
Today's talks to avert further strike action by conductors on Southern trains who belong to the RMT union have broken down.
Conductors walked out on two days this week over plans to change the guard role - and to run driver only trains.
Steve Hedley, the Assistant General Secretary, of the RMT union told ITV Meridian that the managers of Southern had just walked out of the negotiations. He was interviewed by ITV Meridian Transport Correspondent Mike Pearse.
Railway station staff are to be balloted for industrial action over ticket office closures & changes to Southern trains' working practices.
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers have been affected by the cancellation of hundreds of trains in a 2-day walkout by train guards.
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers in Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire are facing two days of misery as conductors go on strike.