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Almost all Dutch trains halted by strike around Utrecht

All trains listed were marked "Cancelled" in red at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Cars sit in traffic jams as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Deserted railway platforms are seen at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Deserted railway platforms are seen at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Deserted railway platforms are seen at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Deserted railway platforms are seen at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Deserted railway platforms are seen at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) No departing trains are listed on the overhead screens at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) A stranded traveller uses his mobile phone in an otherwise deserted Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) All trains listed were marked "cancelled" in red at Utrecht central station as train services came to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) A rail worker sits on a bench in an otherwise deserted Utrecht central station as train services have ground to a near standstill in the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Almost the entire Dutch railway network was shut down Tuesday as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)