Elizabeth line strike chaos looms as Aslef announces four 24-hour walkouts

Elizabeth line train drivers are to stage a series of strikes in the next few weeks in a dispute over pay, their union Aslef announced on Thursday.The walkouts were called after drivers belonging to the union rejected a 4.5 per cent pay increase, according to the line’s managers.Drivers will walk out on Thursday, February 27; Saturday, March 1; Saturday, March 8 and Monday, March 10, from 00:01 to 23:59.The Elizabeth line is the busiest rail line in the UK and is used for more than 700,000 weekday journeys.