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Talks continue to resolve bitter Southern Railway strike

Talks aimed at resolving the Southern Railway drivers' dispute will be continue at the conciliation service Acas on Thursday.

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Southern Rail to meet train unions at ACAS in last ditch effort to end strike

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Southern Rail passengers are set to endure a second day of major disruption as a drivers' strike enters its second day.

No Southern trains will be running, causing other services to be over-crowded and heavier than normal traffic on the roads.

However, the owners of the train company and the ASLEF union representing the drivers have agreed to meet at the conciliation service ACAS later this morning.

The industrial action centres around a row over the role of guards.

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