Train strikes

National rail strikes planned for November 5, 7 and 9 will significantly impact train services, affecting LNER and East Midland Railway routes through Newark.

Trains running between Leicester and Lincoln, Grimsby Town and Cleethorpes will be revised to run between Nottingham and Newark Castle, and then between Lincoln, Grimsby Town and Cleethorpes. On Saturday, November 19, and Sunday, November 20, buses will replace EMR trains between Newark Castle and Lincoln and will run via Newark North Gate. On Saturday, November 5, no trains will run between Peterborough and Doncaster — including through Newark — and a limited service is planned to run from Doncaster to Edinburgh and Leeds.

RAIL passengers are due to face travel mayhem in November as more industrial action is planned. Network Rail has reported that more national train strikes ...

On the Monday and Wednesday, limited services will run between London King's Cross and Edinburgh between 7.30am and 6.30pm. The operator has said that an "extremely limited service" is planned to run between Doncaster and Edinburgh, and Doncaster and Network Rail has reported that more national train strikes are planned for Saturday, November 5, Monday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 9.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) are walking out again in the long running dispute ...

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "Our focus in this dispute is the rail employers who have yet to make an offer that will create the conditions for a negotiated settlement. “Unfortunately, the unions seem to believe the taxpayer should fund bigger pay rises and are more intent on more damaging strikes than working with us to compromise and agree a deal. TransPennine Express will only be running trains between Huddersfield and York on strike days, with the operator adding that anyone planning travel on this route should do so only if their journey is absolutely necessary. Rail companies are warning that only about one in five services will run on November 5, 7 and 9 while in some areas there will be no trains. The operators affected included York-based LNER, who run services on the East Coast Mainline to London and Edinburgh, TransPennine Express, whose trains run to cities including Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool, Northern, whose services include the York to Leeds route and CrossCountry, whose services from York run to cities including Birmingham and Bristol. PASSENGERS are being urged to only travel by rail is necessary during a fresh wave of rail strikes that will impact North Yorkshire.

Paul Rutter, East Coast route director for Network Rail, said: “It's really disappointing that, once again, we're only able to offer passengers a very limited ...

On Saturday 5 November, no trains will run between Peterborough and Doncaster, and an extremely limited service is planned to run between Doncaster and Edinburgh and Doncaster and Leeds. On Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November, limited services will run along the full East Coast Main Line – between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh – between 7.30am and 6.30pm. That’s the message today from Network Rail.

Rail passengers warned of strike action on the 5th, 7th and 9th of November and are advised to only travel by train if absolutely necessary.

- There will be only one train every two hours in both directions between London King’s Cross and Leeds. - There will be only one train per hour in both directions between London King’s Cross and Newcastle / Scotland. - There will be only one train per hour in each direction between London King’s Cross and Newcastle / Scotland. - There will be only one train every two hours in each direction between London King’s Cross and Leeds. Trains will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Retford and Grantham. Trains will not call at - The 08:17 Newark North Gate to Cleethorpes service will start from Lincoln at 08:41. Customers are able to change trains at Nottingham. This upgrade work will create a more reliable railway for passengers once services return to normal. Lumo](https://www.lumo.co.uk/) LNER](https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/Industrial-action/) [Lumo](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/lumo)– [Innovative Electric Train Travel Grand Central Rail](https://www.grandcentralrail.com/strike-information)

Both Southeastern and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which runs services from Rainham through London to Luton and St Albans – are warning passengers to travel ...

Customers are recommended to travel later, plan their journeys and check again before travelling. Morning trains are likely to be very busy. No replacement bus services will serve the shut stations and routes. “In fact, there will be disruption all the way through to Thursday morning and schoolchildren in particular will be affected as services will start much later in the morning every day. 'There will be disruption all the way through to Thursday morning and schoolchildren in particular will be affected' Schoolchildren, students and commuters will also be affected throughout the week up to and including Thursday, on both the strike days and the days after, when services start much later in the morning than usual.

The fresh round of rail strikes by RMT union members is likely to leave significant portions of the UK without any rail service at all.

There are dozens of individual disputes involving several employers. - Railway - South Western Railway Early trains will be affected the day after each strike, with approximately 75% of services likely to be operating on non-strike days. Our members are livid with these duplicitous tactics, and they will now respond in kind with sustained strike action.” [Network Rail](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/) over unresolved pay, job security, and working conditions, potentially disrupting millions of journeys as the country heads into winter.

Operators are urging customers to only travel if absolutely essential on days affected by strike action.

Simply [click here](https://data.reachplc.com/213222873338859) to subscribe and stay up to date with all the latest from across the city and wider West Midlands. Tim Shoveller, Network Rail’s chief negotiator, said: “A two-year eight per cent deal, with discounted travel and a new extended job guarantee to January 2025, is on the table ready to be put to our staff. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "Our focus in this dispute is the rail employers who have yet to make an offer that will create the conditions for a negotiated settlement. “Me and my team remain available for serious talks and continue to negotiate in good faith. RMT members at a number of train operating companies will take action on November 5. Operators are urging customers to only travel if absolutely essential on days affected by strike action.

The RMT's general secretary, Mick Lynch, has said of the planned action: “Our focus in this dispute is the rail employers who have yet to make an offer that ...

- West Midlands Trains - Railway - South Western Railway - Transpennine Express - South Eastern - Northern Trains - c2c [Further action is also planned for November](https://inews.co.uk/news/next-train-strikes-dates-october-november-rail-walkouts-1904886?ico=in-line_link) which will cause delays and disruption to travel across the country. Network Rail has said it had offered a two-year, 8 per cent pay increase deal. - Great Western - LNER - East Midlands Railway

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is urging people to make alternative travel plans for any bonfire celebrations as return journeys will not be running due to the ...

“In fact, there will be disruption all the way through to Thursday morning and schoolchildren in particular will be affected as services will start much later in the morning every day. “On Saturday, people may be considering taking the train to fireworks celebrations but the service will end early and they won’t be able to get back. Angie Doll, chief operating officer, Govia Thameslink Railway, said: “I’m sorry so many people will be affected by the RMT strikes starting on November 5 and urge people not to travel by train unless absolutely necessary on any strike day.

Passengers have been warned not to travel on the three strike days.

They also warned passengers to check before they travel if they are needing to use the service and warned trains not running due to strikes will not be replaced with buses. LNER passengers will also be impacted by the action, meaning commuters travelling between London and Doncaster may have to adjust their travel times. Services changes for the two other strike days are yet to be confirmed. Greater Anglia has advised passengers to make "alternative arrangements as kick-off for many matches is after trains will have finished running". The original dates for the November strikes have been slightly altered due to the Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy day on November 3. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) will be striking over three days in November.

ScotRail have warned there will be significant disruption during November as RMT members have planned three strike days. Only a limited amount of services ...

For those who have an Advance ticket, customers are urged to travel as close as possible to the original day and time of travel. While ScotRail staff are not associated with these strikes, due to Network Rail staff taking part, train services across the country will be significantly disrupted. Trains will only run from 7.30am until 6.30pm. [breaking news](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/) to the latest on the [coronavirus](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus) crisis in Scotland, we''ll have you covered. [Journey Planner](https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/passenger-disruption/industrial-action#buytickets) and the ScotRail App in the coming days. This comes after a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. [here.](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) [ScotRail](https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/passenger-disruption/industrial-action) have released the revised timetable for November 5, 7, and 9, with limited services and only four leaving Glasgow Queen Street. If you have a ticket for any days affected by the strike action by RMT members of Network Rail (November 5, 7, and 9), you can use the ticket for travel the day before, or up to and including Friday, November 11. [travel](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/travel) chaos across the country. [Warning issued to Scottish holidaymakers travelling to EU countries in 2023](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/world-news/warning-issued-scottish-holidaymakers-travelling-25397990) [travel](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/traffic-and-travel) warning being issued to passengers. [rail](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/traffic-and-travel) if necessary on November 5, 7 and 9.