Hundreds of thousands of commuters faced the worst rail disruption in decades this morning as three days of strikes began on Southern, which runs trains linking parts of Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire with London.
Members joined picket lines outside deserted stations at the start of the 48-hour walkout, with another strike planned for Friday, as commuters took the day off, worked from home or attempted to drive, cycle or get the bus to work.
Single mother Jennifer Lehane, from Croydon, emailed Sky News a copy of a letter she had written to her MP on a bus "with tears streaming down my face".
She attached a photo of her six-year-old son "in his pyjamas with his blanket walking down the road" to school at 5.30am - two hours earlier than usual "so I don't lose my job".
She said all those involved in the dispute should "hang your heads in shame!"
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