Virgin, Arriva trains in England to be hit by strike over staffing

Train services in northern England and on a major rail link to Scotland will be hit later this month when members of the RMT union go on strike in a long-running dispute over staffing.The action will affect Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) which operates services on the main link between London and Edinburgh, and Arriva Rail North.The dispute over whose job it should be to open and close train doors has already caused widespread disruption on Southern rail, a major commuter route into London.