Images of empty platforms and passengers scanning the arrivals and departures boards at Montparnasse train station in Paris, after the national rail operator, SNCF, announced that train services would be “disrupted” by a 24-hour strike organised by the four main unions of the state-owned rail company (CGT-Cheminots, Unsa Ferroviaire, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots). They are calling for a moratorium on opening up the sector to competition, as well as pay rises to keep pace with inflation. IMAGES