Passengers on some of the country's busiest rail routes have been spared major delays after planned strikes by train drivers were called off.
Hundreds of drivers at South West Trains (SWT) were due to stage two 24-hour strikes on Friday and Monday in a row over safety.
Services across southern England and into London's Waterloo station would have been crippled if the walkouts had gone ahead.
The company and the drivers' union Aslef on Wednesday discussed a plan aimed at resolving the row and union leaders have decided to suspend the industrial action.
An Aslef spokesman said: "We have resolved our differences and we look forward to better industrial relations in the future."
SWT said: "We are delighted that we will be able to offer passengers a normal service."
