www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyrail-hit-strike-grand-national-12775553

The Liverpool Echo has the story on its web site – see link above

Can’t help thinking that Merseytravel (as opposed to Merseyrail) in effect fired the starting gun for this dispute by not finding an agreement with the guards union RMT before they ordered trains that would operate without guards.