Commuters are facing a tough week as roads continue to ice over under freezing temperatures at the same time as trains grind to a halt. RMT workers have walked out for 48 hours, the first of two strikes which will shut down the network this week.
Widespread wintry conditions and a massive rail strike spell travel misery for millions across the country.
Local authorities are struggling to recruit HGV drivers qualified to drive the vehicles used to spread salt, leaving smaller roads vulnerable. London, the South East and parts of the southern coast are covered by a separate ice warning until 11am today.He said: ‘Coming into force at midnight tonight all the way through to lunchtime on Thursday, large snow and ice warning covering the North East of England, the whole sort of northern portion of Scotland, as well as the Highlands and islands.
National Highways said it had up to 25 gritters spreading 960 tonnes of salt and more than 18,000 litres of anti-freeze but other authorities don’t have the capacity to cover every road.
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