Thousands of London Underground staff and practice drivers at rail networks are set to strike in September and October.
RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport union) and ASLEF (The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) members are placing in an ongoing dispute over pay and circumstances.
ASLEF represents drivers, whereas RMT represents members from plenty of completely different sectors throughout the rail trade – together with station workers and guards.
When ASLEF members go on strike, it often means there are not any drivers. When RMT members go on strike, there may be widespread disruption to the community with plenty of individuals in numerous roles happening strike.
Here is the whole lot you’ll want to know:
Who is strolling out and when?
RMT members engaged on the London Underground will strike in September and October.
This entails 1000’s of Tube workers and means underground companies within the capital will likely be fully shut down on these dates:
Wednesday 4 October
Friday 6 October
ASLEF practice drivers at rail networks throughout the nation are set to strike on these dates:
Saturday 30 September
Wednesday 4 October
There may even be an ASLEF extra time ban – an motion in need of a strike – on the next days throughout the UK rail community:
Friday 29 September
Monday 2 October
Tuesday 3 October
Wednesday 4 October – when there may be already a strike in place
Thursday 5 October
Friday 6 October
A variety of rail companies will likely be affected on as of late, albeit not as dramatically as on all-out strike dates.
Which rail strains and networks will likely be affected – and the way?
London Underground
Tube companies will likely be “severely affected” or not run in any respect on 4 October and 6 October. There may even be no evening tube on 6 October.
There will likely be disruption earlier than 8am the day after strikes on 5 October and seven October.
The Elizabeth Line, London Overground and tram companies usually are not affected.
Avanti West Coast
Avanti West Coast won’t be working any companies on Saturday 30 September or Wednesday 4 October.
Customers who booked tickets to journey on as of late can declare a full, fee-free refund from their level of buy.
Customers with pre-booked tickets for journey on a strike day can use their ticket the day earlier than or the 2 days after.
Avanti plans to run its regular timetable throughout extra time bans, however recommends you verify earlier than you journey because the impression will range from path to route.
C2C
There will likely be no C2C service on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
On days when extra time bans are in place, there will likely be a diminished peak time service and a diminished frequency of two trains per hour throughout off-peak hours throughout all routes.
First and final trains will likely be unaffected.
Chiltern Railways
There will likely be no Chiltern Railways companies on Saturday 30 September or Wednesday 4 October on any routes.
There may even be a “slightly reduced” service on Friday 29 September in preparation for the deliberate strike day.
Chiltern Railways will likely be working an amended timetable throughout the week of extra time bans, which travellers can verify here.
CrossCountry
There will likely be no CrossCountry companies on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
Some companies will likely be amended throughout extra time ban dates. You can view the listing of trains affected on every day here.
East Midlands Railway
There will likely be no East Midlands Railway service on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
East Midlands says its journey planners have now been up to date for days the place an extra time ban is in place. Check here for updates.
GTR
GTR, also referred to as Govia Thameslink Railway, is the UK’s greatest railway franchise and operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express.
It says there will likely be no Thameslink, Great Northern or Gatwick Express companies working on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
A restricted Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria solely.
Services the following day after every strike – Sunday 1 October and Thursday 5 October – will start a lot later than regular, with some routes having no companies earlier than 7am.
On days when an extra time ban is in place, GTR says an amended timetable with fewer companies will run.
The typical continuous Gatwick Express service between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport and Brighton won’t run.
To assist prospects, further stops at Clapham Junction and East Croydon have been added, so these trains will likely be working as Southern companies.
Gatwick Express tickets will likely be legitimate on Southern and Thameslink at no extra value.
Find out extra about every of GTR’s strains by clicking on their names on the prime of this part.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway (GWR) will likely be working a diminished and revised timetable Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
Many components of the community may have no service in any respect. Services that go forward will begin from 7.30am and all journeys should be accomplished by 6.30pm.
GWR says there may be prone to be short-notice alterations or cancellations to its companies on days when extra time bans are in place.
You can verify GWR’s website for updates nearer the time.
Greater Anglia and Stansted Express
Reduced companies are anticipated to run on each strike and extra time ban days.
You can click on here to see what plans are in place on all affected dates.
Heathrow Express
On the 2 strike days – 30 September and 4 October – there will likely be fewer trains going to Heathrow Airport and they’re going to begin later and end earlier.
Trains will run between Paddington and Heathrow between 7.40am and 6.25pm.
Services between Terminal 5 and Paddington will run between 7.42am and 6.57pm.
And there will likely be trains between 7.47am and seven.02pm from Heathrow Central into Paddington.
The Elizabeth Line will service prospects travelling from London to Heathrow.
Heathrow has not introduced any modifications throughout extra time bans. Click here for extra details about its companies.
LNER
LNER companies will run on an “extremely limited timetable” throughout strike days, with minor alterations on days earlier than and after them.
You can discover extra particulars here.
London Northwestern Railway
There will likely be no London Northwestern Railway (LNR) service on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
It may have buses rather than trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey on days when there are extra time bans.
You’ll have the ability to see what impression the extra time ban may have on LNR by way of journey planners.
Northern
There will likely be no Northern service in operation on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October, and no rail alternative bus companies.
Days affected by extra time bans are prone to trigger some short-notice alterations or cancellations. You can verify here for updates.
Southwestern Railway
An extraordinarily restricted service will function on a small variety of strains throughout strike days, and many of the Southwestern Railway mainland community will likely be closed. There will likely be no service on the Island Line.
Customers are suggested to solely journey if completely crucial.
Reduced companies will function throughout the mainland South Western Railway community on extra time ban days, with an hourly service on the Island Line.
Find out extra here.
Southeastern
There will likely be no Southeastern service in operation on any routes on strike days.
Southeastern expects to run a full service throughout extra time ban durations.
TransPennine
No TransPennine Express service will run on any route throughout the strikes on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
There may even be some early morning and late night alterations on the times earlier than or after a strike day.
TransPennine Express plans to run its regular timetable throughout extra time ban days however warns there might be important disruption to your journey, so be sure you verify earlier than you journey.
West Midlands Railway
There will likely be no West Midlands Railway service on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.
On days when the extra time ban is in place, diminished practice companies will function between Birmingham New Street and Hereford and Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury – and a bus service will change trains between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa by way of Coventry.
The extra time bans could result in amended timetables and on-the-day cancellations, notably if there may be disruption to companies, so verify earlier than you journey.
How you possibly can stay up-to-date
You can click on on any of the hyperlinks supplied above to verify for updates on particular strains.
National Rail urges anybody hoping to journey on strike and extra time ban days to make use of its Journey Planner to control how companies will likely be affected.
Any journey accompanied by a yellow warning triangle means the data continues to be topic to vary.
Most journeys ought to now be updated on the planner.
If you’re planning to journey on Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern or Thameslink, journeys on 5 and 6 October will likely be up to date on Friday 29 September.
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