Train strikes

2022 - 6 - 20

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Rail strike: Travellers face reduced service on trains ahead of ... (BBC News)

Last-minute talks to take place, but passengers are advised to avoid travel as services wind down.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: - Who? The RMT union's members include everyone from guards and catering staff to signallers and track maintenance workers. It's insulting to ask them to take yet another real-terms pay cut when rail companies took £500 million in profits during the pandemic," she said. Are you having to make alternative travel arrangements? The strike begins at 00:01 BST on Tuesday. This is up to your individual employer or school, check with them.

Rail strikes: Just 20% of Britain's services will be running when staff ... (Sky News)

The RMT and Unite unions are also taking part in industrial action that will affect the London Underground on Tuesday 21 June. Network Rail has warned that the ...

No trains will run north of Glasgow or Edinburgh on strike days. Although there is a full timetable planned on the other days, some services have been cancelled or will start later. A "severely limited service" will run between 7.15am and 6.30pm on strike days, and only on some routes. Yarm, Scarborough, Seamer, Malton, Selby, Brough and Hull stations will be completely closed with no services calling there on strike days. Services will run on the Brighton Mainline to London Bridge and London Victoria, with additional trains from Tattenham Corner, Epsom Downs, Sutton and West Croydon, via Crystal Palace. The service will start from around 7.30am, with morning trains not arriving in London until after 9am. Generally two trains per hour will run both north and south. No more than two trains per hour will run into the capital, starting from 7.30am and finishing by 6.30pm. A number of services will not be running during the week. Where trains are not running, people will be unable to travel. Around 38% of its usual trains will be running, which are likely to be very busy. Services from London Euston will run every hour to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Preston.

Tube and train strikes latest LIVE: Last-minute talks today before rail ... (Evening Standard)

L. ast-minute talks between union chiefs and rail operators were set to get under way on Monday morning as the UK braces for the biggest train strikes in ...

He replied: “What a spokesperson has said is for them. RMT and Unite workers will also stage a walk-out on the London Underground on Tuesday. The possibility of a breakthrough remains with two sets of talks taking place this morning. Those directly impacted include: “The train operating companies and Network Rail are working to deliver a sensible programme of reform and a sensible and fair pay deal with the trade unions.” “We cannot get into a world where we are chasing inflation expectations in that way because that is the surest way I can think of to bake in a repeat of the 1970s, which this Government is determined to prevent.” The chief secretary to the Treasury said public sector workers’ pay will not rise in line with inflation in order to prevent “a repeat of the 1970s”.

When does the train strike start? Dates of this week's rail strikes and ... (iNews)

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has said it will “intensify” its strike campaign if members don't get an agreeable deal.

We must act now to put the industry on a sustainable footing. Andrew Haines, chief executive, said last week: “There are two weeks until the first strike is planned. National Rail has updated its journey planner for the strike days. - Norwich – 4pm - Bristol – 4.30pm - Sheffield – 4pm - Liverpool – 3.47pm - Norwich – 4.30pm - Bristol – 4.33pm - Sheffield – 3.31pm - Liverpool – 3.31pm - Manchester – 2.56pm

No trains running beyond Plymouth for some of this week (Plymouth Live)

It is allowing people with tickets for travel on strike days to travel on the day before and up to two days after. The train operator has confirmed there will ...

Great Western Railway has said there will be no services West of Cardiff or Plymouth on strike days. It means there will be no trains at all in Cornwall. The train operator has confirmed there will not be any bus replacement services and services that are running on non-strike days are expected to be extremely busy. Cross Country is still finalising details but services to Penzance, and between Bristol and Birmingham, will not run. More than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union from Network Rail and 13 train firms are taking industrial action over pay, redundancies and conditions. The strikes will also leave airports full of people landing in the country with limited options for getting to their onward destination. They will still be able to sit their exams as long as they are supervised by a member of staff throughout. The timetable from Monday, June 20, to Sunday, June 26, is still being finalised. People travelling for summer events will be affected. The hospitality sector will be under pressure as people are likely to avoid travelling into city centres. As a result, GWR have urged people only to travel if absolutely necessary. 40,000 members nationally across Network Rail and 15 train companies are striking over pay and terms and conditions.

Rail strikes in Sussex: Everything you need to know about impact of ... (Sussex Express)

Rail strikes are due to have a huge impact on train services and passenger journeys across Sussex this week. By Joshua Powling. Monday, 20th June 2022, ...

Only the Brighton Mainline and shuttle services between Brighton and Hove will operate. In Sussex the majority of train lines and stations will be closed with no replacement bus services being offered. Members of the RMT union working for Network Rail and a number of train operators, including Southeastern, have voted to go on strike.