{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63b43f5f08aab50011f7e0b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘Worst week of rail disruption in 30 years’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Around 16 million journeys could be affected by what is expected to be the worst week of rail disruption for 30 years.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>About 40,000 members of the RMT at Network Rail and 14 train operators are staging a 48-hour walkout, with another to follow on Friday, while drivers in the Aslef union will strike on Thursday.</p><p><br></p><p>Ross Lydall, the Evening Standard’s City Hall Editor &amp; Transport Editor, explains the latest on the industrial action, what’s next for the talks and whether this means Londoners could be put off taking the train moving forward. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}