Millions of people across the UK face severe travel disruption as thousands of train staff go out on strike. The action follows a breakdown in discussions between union representatives and train companies. Rail bosses say they want to modernise the rail networks - calling some aspects of the system 'frankly Victorian'. But the plans include using technology instead of humans to do safety checks and getting rid of some ticket offices at stations, meaning around 1800 jobs are at risk. Laura Makin-Isherwood is at a train station in South West London.
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