Drivers at Yorkshire mainline train operator vote to strike over '˜jobs and safety'

Workers on Virgin East Coast have voted to strike in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety, the RMT rail union said.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Aug 2016, 12:31 BST

Updated 25th Aug 2016, 18:07 BST

Virgin operates mainline services from Leeds, York, Doncaster and Wakefield to London, and northwards to Edinburgh.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union backed walkouts by 84%, with nine out of 10 supporting other forms of industrial action.

The union, which is embroiled in a bitter row at Southern Railway over the role of conductors, said its executive will consider the Virgin vote.

The company said it will run a full timetable during any strike.