Halls and platforms which usually ring to the sound of travellers became quiet across Yorkshire.
Normally bustling city railway stations fell largely silent as the latest wave of train strikes took hold.
Services from TransPennine, East Midlands and Northern, which normally pepper timetables in the region, were largely absent. While travellers had generally avoid letting the train take the strain, the taxi drivers who populate the spaces around the transport thoroughfares despaired at the paucity of available fares.The 44-year-old has been a taxi driver for 17 years and said he relied on trade from the railway station."I've done just four jobs this morning from quarter past six. I would've usually done about 12 by now.
He said he would normally have a steady stream of jobs, usually waiting 15 minutes for a customer on a quiet day "and if it's busier, it's five minutes".
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