The impact of the strikes on millions of Britons was laid bare after a NHS patient had to pay £165 for a taxi to get to his heart surgery as trains and Tube services were disrupted for a second day and Uber drivers threatened to join the strike.
Commuters are again jostling on to packed buses, driving or cycling to the office or school during the biggest rail strike in 30 years – as the RMT Union and railway bosses hold fresh talks today to try and resolve the ongoing dispute over pay.
After a skeleton service yesterday, trains are in the wrong place and only 60 per cent of the 20,000 normal weekday services will be able to operate on Wednesday. The Tube was reopening at 8am at the earliest amid no sign of a breakthrough in talks between rail bosses and the RMT Union led by Mick Lynch.
The NHS continues to offer appointments and perform operations but patients and staff face difficulty getting to hospitals and GP surgeries until Sunday.
Graham Benton, a 48-year-old former rowing…
