Rail passengers should expect disruption on train services between Oxford and London.

Members of the train drivers union Aslef are taking part in industrial action today and this will affect Chiltern Railway train services between Oxford and London.

A limited service will be run between Oxford and Marylebone and this will mean that only two trains run per hour.

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Drivers represented by Aslef are refusing to work overtime and the union has been engaged in a long running dispute with rail companies over pay, jobs and working conditions.

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The strike action will take place until Saturday (July 22) and Aslef said it had “no alternative but to take this action” as it continues to fight for better pay for its members during the cost of living crisis.

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