TRACK WORKERS have again called off plans for the first national rail strike in over 20 years after bosses came up with an improved offer.

RMT members at Network Rail were due to walk out for 24 hours from Thursday afternoon, then stage a two-day stoppage next week, in an ongoing dispute over pay and job security.

But a revised offer thrashed out in talks at conciliation service Acas will see workers receive a 2 per cent pay rise backdated to January, followed by an inflation-level rise next year.