Train strike June 2022

Network Rail said passengers should check ahead with train operators. Most have advised to only travel if necessary on strike days. A full strike timetable is ...

- Transport for LondonAvoid travel on Tuesday when the tube strike will close the underground. Most have advised to only travel if necessary on strike days. A full strike timetable is expected to be published later this week. - ScotrailOne to two trains an hour on routes between Glasgow and Edinburgh; no service north of Falkirk. Only about half of Britain’s rail network will be open on the strike days – Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June – with a very limited service. Some places will see no services at all.

Half of the UK's rail lines will be closed during next week's strikes, Network Rail has said, with vast areas of Wales being hit by the walkouts by train ...

Mr Haines said Network Rail is looking to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs, insisting it can be achieved through voluntary means, particularly as a "significant" number of employees are over the age of 60. "The industry is offering daily talks to resolve the strikes. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines told a briefing on Wednesday: "Talks have not progressed as far as I had hoped and so we must prepare for a needless national rail strike and the damaging impact it will have. Train operator Northern urged passengers "not to travel" between Tuesday and Sunday. Southeastern said its customers should "only travel by rail if necessary" on the three strike days. Tim Shoveller, the organisation's managing director for the North West and Central region, said: "The service that we can offer to passengers in the mornings is going to be very limited. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators are to strike for three days next week in similar disputes over pay, jobs and pensions.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) is striking for three days due to “inability of the rail employers to come to a negotiated settlement with RMT.”.

On June 21, 23, and 25, a severely reduced service will run and significant parts of the network will be closed. However, Greater Anglia will be running a very limited service on some routes to and from London Liverpool Street. Transport for Wales will be impacted by the strikes next week. Please also check travel times for any journeys planned for the days before and after any strike action. “I’m hopeful the RMT will step back, however colleagues have been working hard to put contingency plans in place and give certainty to customers who need to travel. That said, we will not compromise on safety and the strike does mean that large parts of the network will be closed. Chiltern Railways will run a “very significantly reduced” timetable from June 21 until June 25. Avanti West Coast will be running a “significantly reduced” timetable on June 21, 23, and 25. I would urge all customers to think carefully about their journeys next week – and make alternative arrangements if possible.” “We are continuing to work with unions to find a solution and will keep doing so. “If not, please plan ahead as your journey will probably be severely disrupted. Additionally, Avanti West Coast services will begin later and end earlier.

Employees who work for 13 train operators and Network Rail staff who are members of the RMT union are due to strike over three days late June. The union says ...

However, as Network Rail employees are set to walk out on June 21, 23 and 25, and engineering works are planned over the weekend of the strike week, a section of the track which is shared between Metro and National Rail trains will be closed. It coincides with the RMT's national strike on June 21, but is a separate dispute. Drivers at Hull Trains will strike between 00:01 and 23:59 on Sunday June 26. The RMT strike in late June is the next walk out due to hit the rail network. Some are even asking passengers not to travel on the dates on either side of the strikes, due to knock-on effects. Passengers are being advised not to travel on the strike dates.

The company says only around half of Britain's rail network will be open on strike days with a very limited service running on lines.

Network Rail said only around half of Britain's rail network will be open on strike days with a very limited service running on lines. "These are entirely pointless, counterproductive strikes. On the days following the strike, the company says only around 12,000-14,000 services will be able to run due to signallers and control staff not working overnight shifts that begin on the strike dates. Network Rail said the six days of disruption are due to the impact on services on the days in between the strikes. The number of passenger services on the strike days is expected to be limited to around 4,500 compared with 20,000 normally. The company says only around half of Britain's rail network will be open on strike days with a very limited service running on lines.

Only a fifth of train services are due to run during next week's strike action.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: More than 40,000 RMT union members from Network Rail and 13 train firms plan to walk out. "It's just stressful. "Both my parents work. However, with trains running for shorter hours on strike days, final departures will be much earlier than usual. The rail industry is under pressure to save money due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and Network Rail has said it wants to modernise working practices. My mum is a doctor so she's got to be in [work] really early," she said. The RMT has called for a meeting with the transport secretary and chancellor, saying it had become clear that the Treasury was "calling the shots and not allowing rail employers to reach a negotiated settlement". For example, the last train from Manchester to London will leave at 14:47 and the last from Norwich to London at 16:00, with the last train from London to Edinburgh at 15:00. "Make no mistake, the level of service we will be able to offer will be significantly compromised and passengers need to take that into account and to plan ahead and only travel if it's really necessary to do so," he said. "If I was to book a coach, it would cost a lot more - plus increase the travel time; two-and-a-half hours on the train becomes five to six hours on a coach," she told the BBC. "And there's no way we'd get to the concert in time." The timetable from 20 June to 26 June is still being finalised, but the number of services is expected to be around 4,500 compared with 20,000 normally, Network Rail said.

The RMT says the strikes represent the biggest outbreak of industrial action in the industry for a generation.

This comes following a 24-hour strike on Monday 6 June, which saw 4,000 workers strike. - Norwich – 4pm - Bristol – 4.30pm - Sheffield – 4pm - Liverpool – 3.47pm - Birmingham – 3.50pm - Norwich – 4.30pm - Bristol – 4.33pm - Sheffield – 3.31pm - Liverpool – 3.31pm - Birmingham – 3.40pm - Edinburgh – 2pm

Train lines through March, Whittlesey, Littleport, Newmarket and Thetford are set to close during the June 2022 RMT strike.

Thameslink will not run a direct train between Cambridgeshire and Gatwick Airport, with Gatwick trains set to run from London Bridge instead. A reduced timetable will be in place due to industrial action elsewhere - including at Network Rail. - One "fast" train per hour between Ely and London King's Cross, which will not stop between London and Cambridge - One "slow" train per hour between Ely and London King's Cross The line through the Thameslink "core" - through Farringdon - will be closed. - The last train from London King's Cross to Edinburgh is at 2pm

LNER, Northern, CrossCountry, Lumo and Transpennine are among the companies that will run reduced services or no trains at all during the RMT strike.

There will also be a “very limited service” on Wednesday and Friday. There will be a “significant reduction in available services” on strike days. A “severely limited service” will run between 7.15am and 6.30pm on strike days, and only on some routes. There will be far fewer trains than normal on strike days. Much of the network will be shut down on strike days. A “very limited service” will operate on some routes to and from London Liverpool Street for part of the day. No service on strike days. There will be, at best, a very limited service on those days. In addition to the operators below, expect cancellations on the entire network, as Network Rail staff are set to strike too. Staff who are members of the RMT union are due to walk out on Tuesday June 21, Thursday June 23 and Saturday June 25. Most stations and routes will be closed on strike days, and a “severely reduced service” will operate elsewhere. Passengers are urged “not to travel” between Tuesday and Sunday as services will be suspended “on most routes” during strike days, and there will be a “significant impact” on non-strike days.