TRAIN drivers went on a 48-hour strike over the weekend in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague by Hull Trains.

The firm says the driver was sacked over a safety issue.

But Aslef’s organiser in the north-east of England Nigel Roebuck said: “After months when Hull Trains has been telling all and sundry that they were in dialogue with Aslef when they were not, finally we have had a series of informal talks to try and find a resolution; but, once again, we find ourselves in a stalemate.”

Outgoing Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “Hull Trains sacked a driver, without proper due process, for doing nothing wrong.

“He has a completely clean safety record. He raised fears of fatigue at a safety meeting.”

A spokesperson for Hull Trains said: “We have recently made an offer following constructive talks with Aslef to bring this matter to a close.”