The RMT has announced they will be taking more industrial action.

Within the last few minutes the rail union announced members agreed to take strike action on Wednesday, September 7, and Thursday, September 8, in the ongoing row with Southern Railway's parent company Govia Thameslink.

A statement by the union said staff would not be working shifts between 00.01am on the Wednesday and 11.50pm on Thursday.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “This action has been forced on us by the arrogance and inaction of the Govia Thameslink and the Government who have made it clear that they have no interest in resolving this dispute or in tackling the daily chaos on Southern.

"Instead they have begun the process of bulldozing through the drive towards wholesale Driver Only Operation without agreement and without any concern for the impact on safety, security and disability access.

"Our fight is with the company and the Government who have dragged this franchise into total meltdown. We share the anger and frustration of passengers and we cannot sit back while jobs and safety are compromised on these dangerously overcrowded trains.

"It is disgraceful that neither the company or the Government are prepared to engage and are looking to bully through the extension of DOO and the attack on the guards from last Sunday regardless .

"They should wake up and get round the table now as an urgent priority."

GTR has been contacted for a response.