TRAIN passengers face major disruption as Aslef launches rolling strikes today, alongside a six-day overtime ban running until Saturday.

The three one-day strikes across different operators, which will run until Thursday, are linked to the union’s bitter pay dispute which has seen some drivers not receive a pay rise in five years.

Aslef has accused the government of giving up on resolving the issue as no talks have been held between the union and train operators for more than a year – and for longer involving ministers.