Summary

  • Southern rail services severely disrupted as train driver members of the Aslef union take strike action.

  • The strike action is due to take place today, tomorrow and Friday.

  • Southern is asking customers to only travel if it is essential and to work from home if they can.

  • Southern's parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) is in dispute with Aslef and the RMT unions over the role of guards.

  • Updates on Tuesday 10 January 2017

  1. Strike vlogs: '50 mile cycle ride'published at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Video bloggers capture the personal impact of the latest Southern Rail strike.

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  2. 'It took three-and-a-half hours to work'published at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Commuter Alison Braganza's journey from Three Bridges to central London normally takes 45 minutes but today's Southern Rail strike made it a lot, lot longer.

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  3. 'It needs sorting by central Government'published at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Here are the views of commuters at Tunbridge Wells railway station this morning.

  4. Southern rail: Journey to the airportpublished at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Mark's video diary of his strike-disrupted journey from Brighton to Glasgow, via car and plane.

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  5. Southern rail: The cyclistpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    John Holah's video diary of his journey to work on his bike, from Earlswood, near Redhill, in Surrey to Shoreditch, London.

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  6. Labour leader says he would join #Southernstrike picket linepublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn told the Today programme that Southern have 'behaved in a terrible manner'.

    Here's what he had to say.

  7. 'You can't describe how frustrating this is'published at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Bradley Rees, from the Association of British Commuters, believes it's time for the 'major players' to sit down and resolve the #southernstrike, external.

  8. Southern rail strike: The cafe ownerpublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Debbie Davis is a cafe owner in Reigate, Surrey. She explains how the Southern rail strike is affecting her business.

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  9. 'What I want from trains is reliability and safety'published at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    This commuter is backing the #southernstrike, external.

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  10. Commuter's anger at trains which don't run on timepublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    She was talking on the Victoria Derbyshire programme this morning.

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  11. Here's how the national newspapers are covering the #Southernstrikepublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Daily Telegraph, external: Commuter misery continues as Corbyn says he would join workers on picket line.

    The Guardian, external: Latest Southern rail strike expected to cause severe disruption.

    Daily Mail, external: More travel misery as Southern Rail begins THREE DAY strike.

    The Sun, external: Commuters hit out at Southern Rail as workers begin another three-day strike bringing further travel misery to train passengers.

    Express, external: Southern strikes bring commuter misery to London AGAIN.

    Financial Times, external: South East commuters hit by second day of transport chaos.

    Evening Standard, external: Commuters face fresh chaos as three-day walkout begins.

    NewspapersImage source, Thinkstock
  12. Commuter confronts Southern rail bossespublished at 09:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Sara Beare, a commuter, confronts Southern Rail and RMT bosses.

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  13. 'You could not get me home on time to see my son'published at 09:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Commuter Emma Green from Littlehampton in West Sussex told a BBC Southern rail debate, which aired last night, how she had to leave her job to work closer to home - because she couldn't rely on the trains to get her home to see her son.  

  14. 'I would want the franchise brought back into the public ownership'published at 09:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had this to say about the #southernstrike, external on Radio 4's Today programme.

    Jeremy Corbyn
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    The Government seem to be more interested in protecting Southern rail despite its appalling service and shortage of trains, short trains, overcrowding and all that goes with it, and continued allowing them to run the franchise.

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    I would want the franchise brought back into the public ownership and public sector because after all we provide the rails, we provide the trains and they make the profits from running them.

    Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader, Labour Party

  15. Queuing to get into the stationpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    The BBC's Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott took this video at East Croydon station this morning.

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  16. 'Striking is not the answer'published at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Southern's Passenger Services Director Angie Doll had this message for the unions when she was interviewed at Horsham station this morning. 

  17. A handful of trains ran from Brighton to London this morningpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    Southern says the early morning trains were driven by drivers and managers.

    The company says it plans to operate eight trains in each direction in the morning and during peak hours between Caterham and the capital.

    These trains are driver-only operated. But the company normally operates more than 2,200 trains a day, carrying 300,000 passengers.

    Southern trainsImage source, Getty Images
  18. Southern strike: Your viewspublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    "Nightmare journey" and "pressure on the roads".

    Just two views on the latest #Southernstrike, external.

    We want to hear from you - You can get involved by using #Southernstrike, external, by emailing us or sending us a message on Facebook, external.   

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  19. 'I'm abandoning going into town'published at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

    The ongoing disruption on Southern rail is having a huge impact on passengers' lives.

    Here's what commuters had to say last night.

  20. Plenty of seats on Southern rail trainpublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017

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