RAIL union TSSA said yesterday that its members working for Virgin Trains on the west coast main line will take strike action extending up to the end of January.

Ticket office, platform and supervisory staff who work on the route from Glasgow to Euston will begin a series of six 24-hour strikes on Friday December 15.

The news came the day after fellow rail union RMT announced strikes by its members working for Virgin Trains on the same route.