Rail strike Sheffield: Midland Station as you've never seen it

Business Editor

Published 21st Jun 2022, 12:42 GMT

It’s Sheffield railway station – but not as we know it.

The first day of the rail strike left the normally crowded concourse, corridors and platforms eerily deserted.

Take a tour with The Star around a familiar site surreally changed by the RMT walkout.

Shops, cafes and taxis all saw trade plummet including Terence So of Motore Cafe. Photo: David Walsh

A worker cuts a lonely figure on the platform Photo: David Walsh

This platform was virtually empty Photo: David Walsh

There were at least as many supporters at RMT strikers on the picket on Sheaf Square Photo: David Walsh

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