Train strikes

Train passengers have been warned to expect heavy delays and have been urged to only travel if absolutely necessary ahead of a week of rail disruption in ...

However, no trains will run on these routes from Tuesday, December 13, to Saturday, December 17. Northern trains usually run through Derbyshire on the Nottingham to Leeds service, calling at Ilkeston, Langley Mill, Alfreton, Chesterfield and Dronfield. The changes to services to and from London will continue as described above. CrossCountry operates several routes which call at Derby, and some at Chesterfield, to destinations including Bristol, Edinburgh, Plymouth and Leeds. This can also be seen online. You can find out more about the services being run by each of the three Derbyshire train operators - East Midlands Railway (EMR), Northern and CrossCountry - in our day-by-day guide below: A strike by members of the RMT and TSSA unions means services will also be affected on Saturday, December 17. Customers are advised to only travel if necessary, with no trains running on the EMR network east of Nottingham. Leicester to and from Nottingham (via Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Beeston) Customers are also strongly advised to check when the time of their last train is before setting off and understand how the strike action affects their whole journey." Normal service will run on Monday, December 12, but while no action is planned on Thursday, December 15, several operators have continued to Strike action by members of the RMT and TSSA unions, coupled with engineering work being carried out

Extensive strike action this week by the RMT, Unite and TSSA unions mean that from Tuesday, December 13 until Sunday, December 18, East Midlands Railway (EMR), which operates the Robin Hood Line, says there will be no trains running on the line between ...

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Mark Harper hit out at rail unions, as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union due to stage two 48-hour strikes this coming week.

[Transport Secretary](/topic/transport-secretary) has warned that some families could face a “virtual Christmas” due to rail strikes over the festive season. He wrote: “I want this dispute to end as soon as possible. Writing for the Telegraph newspaper, Mark Harper said: “This year, many families may have no choice but to alter their plans and have a virtual Christmas again.

The Robin Hood Line will become a ghost railway after today (Monday) as the latest batch of rail strikes sees services wiped out for much of the week.

Regionally, on all six affected days there will be just one train per hour on services between Nottingham and Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield and Nottingham and Derby. From Tuesday, December 13 to Friday, December 16, there will be one train per hour between Nottingham and London St Pancras, On Sunday, December 18, there is no strike action, but services will still be hit by engineering work across the network and there will only one train per hour on the Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse.

Disruption means people may be left with 'no choice' but to change plans and miss seeing loved ones, says Transport Secretary.

Nor would it be fair to ask families to pay an extra £1000 a year to meet the union demands.” A separate pay offer of nine per cent from Network Rail has been put by the RMT to its members, but with a recommendation to reject it. But he added that “this dire situation is not inevitable”, saying: “Today, RMT union members have a chance to end it. There is little solidarity in forcing them to kick off 2023 out of pocket or condemning passengers and business to more damaging disruption.” “This year, many families may have no choice but to alter their plans and have a virtual Christmas again,” said Mr Harper. [winter pressures](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/10/nhs-patients-sent-private-hospitals-treatment-nurses-strike/) on our NHS will be further exacerbated as NHS staff will have difficulty getting to work, and members of the public will struggle to keep medical appointments”. [were “very likely” to strike](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/11/junior-doctors-strike-bma-pay-rise-industrial-action-wes-streeting/) over demands for a pay rise of more than a quarter. [rejected an offer by the Royal College of Nursing](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/12/11/nurses-strike-james-cleverly-rejects-offer-royal-college-nursing/) to pause its strike if ministers agree to talks on pay. [will be covered by the Armed Forces](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/11/military-will-cover-less-10pc-striking-ambulance-999-workers/). [national industrial action](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/04/christmas-strikes-rail-train-union-rmt-rejects-eight-per-cent/) by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). [another series of strikes during Christmas week](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/04/christmas-strikes-rail-train-union-rmt-rejects-eight-per-cent/) from Dec 24-27. [over the festive season](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/12/11/nhs-royal-mail-rail-strikes-unions-dates-december/) has echoes of the pandemic, when two years of celebrations had to be scaled back or cancelled because of Covid restrictions.

The wave of strikes sweeping the country reaches a peak this week, threatening to bring Britain to a standstill as workers across the transport network, ...

PCS members in the Border Force continue strike action at airports. The DVSA strike continues in the West Midlands, the eastern region and east Midlands. The DVSA strike continues in the West Midlands, Eastern region and east Midlands. PCS members in the Border Force start a wave of strikes at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow airports. Members of Unite who work at the Highlands and Islands airports in Scotland strike again, as will Eurostar security staff and National Highways workers in London and the south-east. The DVSA strike continues in the north-west, Yorkshire and Humber and north Wales. The DVSA strike continues in the north-west, Yorkshire and Humber, and in north Wales. Members of Unite who work at the Highlands and Islands airports in Scotland strike again. Further strike action by RMT members working for Network Rail and 14 train operating companies; TSSA members who work for Avanti West Coast, c2c, CrossCounty and East Midlands Railway; Abellio bus workers in the south and west of London; and members of the PCS working for National Highways; and Unite ground handlers at Heathrow. Members of the CWU will strike for a second consecutive day and staff at the RPA and DVSA in Scotland and Northern Ireland continue industrial action. PCS members working for National Highways will take part in the first of 12 days of strike action over the festive period. Other strikes include RMT members working for Network Rail and the 14 train operating companies, TSSA members who work for Avanti West Coast, staff at the RPA and staff at the DVSA in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The firm which operates the Leicester to Birmingham and Leicester to Stansted Airport routes has revealed details of an emergency timetable.

They are on the Tuesday (January 3), Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (January 7). [Christmas and New Year](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/christmas) due to strike action. We anticipate that our services will be busier than usual because of the action falling over the festive period. Passengers are advised to check the website before they travel as there is also planned engineering work on parts of the network. "We would like to express our apologies to passengers, who will be affected. They include just two trains per hour between Birmingham and Leicester. As a result, our customers are being urged to only travel if essential and to check their journeys before travelling. A reduced service will run between Birmingham and Leicester after 19:00. Travellers are warned that train services may start later than usual on days following strike action.. There are also strikes planned in the first week of the New Year. [Network Rail](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/network-rail) maintenance workers, will be striking on Tuesday (December 13), Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (December 17) in the run-up to Christmas. CrossCountry Trains - which operates the Leicester to Birmingham, and Leicester to Stansted Airport routes - has revealed details of an [emergency timetable](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/traffic-and-travel) for the festive period.

Mark Harper hit out at rail unions, as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union due to stage two 48-hour strikes this coming week.

He wrote: “I want this dispute to end as soon as possible. [Transport Secretary](/topic/transport-secretary) has warned that some families could face a “virtual Christmas” due to rail strikes over the festive season. Writing for the Telegraph newspaper, Mark Harper said: “This year, many families may have no choice but to alter their plans and have a virtual Christmas again.

Transport bosses are warning of major disruption as another wave of strike action hits the railways this week.

Saturday 17 December 2022 (RMT Union) Tuesday 13 December 2022 (RMT Union) I hope you will agree to meet me.”

Extensive strike action this week by the RMT, Unite and TSSA unions – and planned engineering works by Network Rail – mean that from Tuesday, ...

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Rail companies have warned of significant disruption after the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced further strikes over ...

“The strike period will be followed by two weeks of further disruption on the network, as the RMT has instructed their members not to book any overtime until 2 January. “However, trains will finish much earlier than usual on Christmas Eve, and customers should check their journey before travelling, travel earlier in the day and you are advised to reserve a seat on services. The news puts Christmas plans in jeopardy for thousands of passengers in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, with Great Western Railway (GWR) and South Western Railway (SWR) services affected.

Almost all railway men and women are unhappy with the present series of strikes, particularly at peak periods of Christmas and the New Year.

This is an urgent problem that will affect the railway badly and seriously inconvenience both passengers and freight users. A plan to the future is obviously necessary. What government should be particularly concerned about is the record level of cancellations, particularly at short notice and without adequate notice, on terms which seem to favour the train operator.

There are several planned rail strikes this week which will cause some disruption on the Tube and other London rail services. A man looks at the closed ...

Network Rail said the offer was its “best and final”. Significant disruption can be expected across the country, with 80 per cent of services likely to be cancelled on strike days. The strikes will affect Network Rail and 14 major operators. And the the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which is representing the 14 rail companies, said it has made an offer that would allow for a 4 per cent pay rise this year, and another 4 per cent next year. There will be no services between Romford and Upminister, and Barking and Barking Riverside, with many other sections of the Overground network running just two trains an hour – again, the full details There will be just two trains per hour between Liverpool and Shenfield, and between Paddington and Reading or Heathrow, with services running between 7.30am and 6.30pm – you can see the On the District Line, there will be limited services between 7.30am and 6.30pm between Wimbledon and Parsons Green, and Richmond and Turnham Green. The walkouts will affect areas where rail tracks are operated by Network Rail, with the main disruption to Tube services on strike dates coming on the District Line and Bakerloo Line. The London Overground will also run a reduced service on strike dates, with trains running between 7.30am and no Night Overground. [London Underground](https://inews.co.uk/topic/london-underground?ico=in-line_link) and other [Transport for London (TfL)](https://inews.co.uk/topic/tfl?ico=in-line_link) rail services are not affected directly by [the upcoming train strikes](https://inews.co.uk/news/train-strikes-when-rail-strike-dates-this-week-uk-trains-affected-2023566?ico=in-line_link), there is expected to be some disruption – here’s everything you need to know. [been calling for better pay for their members](https://inews.co.uk/news/rail-workers-striking-why-2022-train-strikes-explained-pay-dispute-2014314?ico=in-line_link) amid [the cost of living crisis](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/cost-of-living-payment-2023-will-get-900-col-grant-dwp-support-next-year-2015369?ico=in-line_link), with [inflation now at a 40-year high of 11.1 per cent](https://inews.co.uk/news/inflation-hits-41-year-high-of-11-1-amid-cost-of-living-crisis-1974153?ico=in-line_link), and the disputes have led to [widespread industrial action in December](https://inews.co.uk/news/december-2022-strikes-full-list-planned-strike-dates-train-royal-mail-nurses-workers-2013689?ico=in-line_link). [UK is facing a week of significant disruption due to strike action](https://inews.co.uk/news/strikes-this-week-when-full-list-planned-train-royal-mail-nhs-nurse-strike-dates-2023334?ico=in-line_link), with a series of [walkouts affecting trains](https://inews.co.uk/news/train-strikes-when-next-week-rail-strike-dates-list-december-2022-trains-2019252?ico=in-line_link), [postal services](https://inews.co.uk/news/royal-mail-strikes-december-2022-when-full-list-postal-strike-dates-post-today-2018957?ico=in-line_link) and [hospitals](https://inews.co.uk/news/nhs-strike-dates-when-nurses-ambulance-workers-strikes-december-2022-why-striking-2017825?ico=in-line_link).

There will be one train per hour in both directions between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston. A limited service will ...

– Thameslink – Southern – Stansted Express – Southeastern – Northern – ScotRail – Merseyrail – Lumo – Heathrow Express – CrossCountry – Gatwick Express – c2c

Passengers planning to travel on Christmas Eve will be urged to complete their journeys by the time rail strikes begin.

[Rail strikes](https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/23172159.rail-strikes-december-christmas-strike-dates-announced/) are to continue over the festive period after Network Rail Workers today rejected a pay offer. Network Rail had offered a 5% pay rise for this year – backdated to January – with another 4% at the start of 2023 and a guarantee of no compulsory job losses until January 2025. A strike by members of Unite at Network Rail will not go ahead after they voted to accept the offer. 63.6% voted to reject the The RMT said 63.6% voted to reject [The dispute will continue](https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/23172159.rail-strikes-december-christmas-strike-dates-announced/) as Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will now press ahead with two 48-hour strikes at Network Rail – and 14 train companies – from Tuesday and Friday.

Hopes of a major breakthrough in the rail dispute have been shattered after Network Rail workers rejected a pay offer. Members of the Rail, Maritime and ...

“The significant proportion of RMT members who voted to accept this, despite being instructed not to, clearly recognised that. Our railway still faces a real financial crisis and because of that we will continue with the consultation around the implementation of the maintenance reforms. “Sadly, with strikes now set to go ahead, passengers can expect to see widespread rail disruption throughout the week. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines said: “The RMT leadership needs to think long and hard about what to do next. The RMT are the outliers here. They need to stop playing politics and work with us to bring this dispute to an end.

Mick Lynch said: “The government is refusing to lift a finger to prevent these strikes and it is clear they want to make effective strike action illegal in ...

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Walkouts will resume on Tuesday after RMT union members rejected what it called a "substandard" deal.

Other unions with smaller rail worker memberships are also involved in the dispute. You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Network Rail's Mr Haines said: "The RMT are the outliers here, they need to stop playing politics and work with us to bring this dispute to an end." The RMT leadership had recommended its members reject the latest pay offer, which Network Rail had described as its "best and final". He called on Mr Lynch to "come back to the table" and "do the right thing". But Network Rail boss Mr Haines said the result of the vote showed there was "clearly a significant number of Network Rail colleagues who want this deal, but are caught up by these needless strikes and collective bargaining". The industrial action is part of a long-running dispute between the RMT, and the train operators and Network Rail over pay, jobs and conditions. Along with the pay rises, Network Rail offered its staff other benefits including discounted rail travel for family and friends. Network Rail, which owns and maintains the railways, had offered a 5% pay rise this year and a 4% rise in 2023. The RMT is involved in two negotiating battles, one with Network Rail, where it represents around 20,000 signallers and maintenance workers, and the other with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), where it represents about 20,000 workers at 14 train companies. Rail workers will walk out on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the latest action of the long-running dispute over pay and working practices.

Tens of thousands of rail workers will strike on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday this week - with the freezing weather also threatening to disrupt ...

[RMT](https://www.rmt.org.uk/home/) general secretary, Mick Lynch, said: "This is a huge rejection of Network Rail’s substandard offer and shows that our members are determined to take further strike action in pursuit of a negotiated settlement. [RMT](https://www.rmt.org.uk/home/) said 63.6% voted to reject Network Rail’s pay offer of a 5% rise on an 83% turnout. [strikes](/read-this/what-strikes-are-taking-place-in-december-2022-industrial-action-in-the-lead-up-to-christmas-including-rmt-3944045) will continue until Saturday, followed by further action from Christmas Eve until December 27 and two more 48-hour strikes at the beginning of January. Significantly reduced services means that trains will be even more crowded than usual at this time of year and are likely to start later and finish earlier. Staff from National Highways, which operates and maintains roads in England, are also set to take part in a series of strikes from December 16 to January 7. [national rail strikes](/news/traffic-and-travel/train-strikes-rmt-walkouts-ahead-64-vote-reject-network-rail-pay-deal-3951316) begin amid another day of freezing weather.

Forecasters issue new snow and ice alerts as workers announce fresh walkouts in wake of train strike.

Strike action will cause problems for rail passengers this week, with further chaos expected over the Christmas period.

"We're going to be running trains down the mainline as far as Sevenoaks and HS1 will be open as well. "I can only apologise on behalf of the railways.This is frankly devastating to all of us." I'm not sure that's the case because I think in both circumstances, Network Rail and the union want a resolution because this isn't sustainable." Then we've got more strikes in January (From January 3 and 4, and to January 6 and 7)." "The strike action over the next few weeks is going to have a huge impact, I'm really sorry to say," he said. "It's enormously disappointing and frustrating.

First 48 hour rail strike this week to cause chaos on Tuesday while Met says ice will also lead to more 'difficult' travel conditions.

The Elizabeth Line will run a reduced service between London Paddington and Reading. [ondon](/topic/london) will face more travel chaos on Tuesday as the start of a 48-hour rail strike and cold [weather](/topic/weather) threaten to grind the capital to a halt. On strike days roughly just 20 per cent of services will run between 7.30am and 6.30pm, National Rail warned, with commuters urged to check final train times and to only travel if “absolutely necessary”. It warned: “Lying snow and icy patches will lead to difficult travel conditions during Monday and into Tuesday” and told people to expect “icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths” and “some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces”. The impact of the industrial action that is set to severely impact train services in the capital comes on top of chaos set to be caused again by the freezing weather. [RMT](/topic/rmt) union members at 14 [train](/topic/train) operating companies rejected a pay offer from [Network Rail](/topic/network-rail) and [confirmed on Monday they will be walking off the job on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rail-strikes-48-hour-walkouts-on-trains-this-week-and-over-christmas-will-go-ahead-b1046665.html).