Train strikes

Members of the Rail, Martime and Transport union (RMT) who work for Network Rail and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour strikes from Tuesday and Friday, ...

Mr Whelan added: “We keep coming to the table but the table is bare. “The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. It is up to them.” There’s been too much disruption on the railway caused by Government policy and if we can get sensible proposals we can work up towards a solution.” And I think it’s absolutely the opposite to that. “The Government simply will not give a mandate to the employers, Network Rail and the train operators that will allow this deal to be resolved.

Rail strikes throughout Christmas sparked travel chaos, which is set to continue into 2023 - here's what you need to know including which days you can use ...

January 8 will see the strike action end, but trains will continue to be disrupted. - London Paddington and Reading A very limited service will run only on the following routes between: Services will start at 7.30am and all journeys must be completed before 6.30am. - Reading and Oxford - Reading and Basingstoke - London Paddington and Oxford Although not a strike day, trains will be disrupted throughout the day. - London Paddington and Bristol Parkway Where services are running, customers should only travel by train if absolutely necessary, and it is highly recommended that a seat reservation is made. “Other train operators are also affected by this action, so onward travel could also be affected. [Bristol](http://bristolworld.com) returns to work.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday and Friday, while ...

Transport for Wales is not involved in the industrial action. However, the industrial action resulting from the dispute between the unions and Network Rail ...

A direct message on Friday 6 January – No train services Transport for Wales is not involved in the industrial action.

There will only be 12 routes running between 7.30am and 6.30pm on strike days, with ScotRail bosses urging the public to plan ahead and check the ScotRail ...

It is hoped that some additional routes can be added, but customers should check the website and journey planner for details before they travel. - Edinburgh Waverley – Larbert: one train per hour - Edinburgh Waverley – Tweedbank: two trains per hour - Edinburgh Waverley – Cowdenbeath: two trains per hour - Edinburgh Waverley – Helensburgh Central: two trains per hour - Edinburgh Waverley – Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High: two trains per hour

Millions of commuters will face a week of travel hell as militant unions stage the biggest strike in a generation, with 80,000 trains axed amid a savage pay ...

We'd urge drivers to plan ahead and check their vehicle is in good working condition.' Duncan Smith, of National Highways, said: 'A small minority of frontline operational staff are involved in the PCS strikes, which have had minimal overall impact so far. There's been too much disruption on the railway caused by government policy and if we can get sensible proposals we can work up towards a solution.' 'The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. Otherwise small businesses will be left to pick up the tab and decide if their businesses are viable in 2023.' And I think it's absolutely the opposite to that. 'They're sitting on their hands and are noted by their absence from this scene. While around one in five trains will run on half the network during RMT strikes, only one in ten will operate when drivers walk out. Meanwhile, there are fears those seeking to avoid the mayhem on the roads could also face misery, with highways workers also striking for two days on Tuesday and Wednesday. With another raft of strikes they are making people's lives a misery and putting their livelihoods at risk. Pictured: Mick Lynch General Secretary of the RMT union Pictured: The RMT picket line in Manchester Piccadilly

Commuters face travel misery on their return to work on Tuesday as a fresh wave of strike action on the railways is set to cause a week of chaos.

"The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. There’s been too much disruption on the railway caused by government policy and if we can get sensible proposals we can work up towards a solution.” They’re sitting on their hands and are noted by their absence from this scene. Rail workers had been offered a five per cent pay rise for last year and four per cent in 2023 – with a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies before 2025. “This dispute will only be resolved by agreeing the long overdue reforms to working arrangements needed to put the industry on a sustainable footing, rather than unions condemning their members to losing more pay in the new year.” Daniel Mann, director of industry operations at the Rail Delivery Group, said: “No-one wants to see these strikes go ahead and we can only apologise to passengers and to the many businesses who will be hit by this unnecessary and damaging disruption. "We are always happy to negotiate - we never refuse to sit down at the table and talk - but these companies have offered us nothing, and that is unacceptable." “The Government simply will not give a mandate to the employers, Network Rail and the train operators that will allow this deal to be resolved. A Department for Transport spokesperson said:“Passengers have rightly had enough of rail strikes and want the disruption to end. Both the Circle and Elizabeth lines will have a reduced service while the District line will be without service between Parsons Green and Wimbledon from 5.30am to 6.30pm on both days. [Network Rail](/topic/network-rail) and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday and Friday, while drivers in the [Aslef](/topic/aslef) union will strike on Thursday. [ommuters](/topic/commuters) face travel misery for the return to work on Tuesday as a [fresh wave of strike action on the railways](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/train-strikes-latest-updates-rmt-aslef-services-cancelled-mick-lynch-tfl-b1050400.html) is set to cause chaos across the entire working week.

Trade union leaders have accused the Government of blocking a deal as passengers prepare for the latest disruption.

Mr Whelan added: “We keep coming to the table but the table is bare. “The ball is in their court. “The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. “Anything we bring forward will rightfully balance the rights of workers to strike, with the rights of the public to get on with their daily lives and keep people safe,” the spokesperson said. They’re sitting on their hands and are noted by their absence from this scene. There’s been too much disruption on the railway caused by government policy and if we can get sensible proposals we can work up towards a solution,” said RMT general secretary Mick Lynch.

Further rail strikes are set to hit the country beginning on Tuesday (January 3) as the RMT union continue their long-running dispute with rail operators ...

The latest industrial action will involve more than 40,000 rail workers at 14 major operators. West Midland Railway - no services will run between Bedfordshire and the West Midlands East Midlands Rail - severely disrupted service will run between the hours of 7.30am and 6.30pm only Strikes are set to take place between January 3 and January 7 and will impact the following railway providers in Bedfordshire this week: The railway will operate limited opening hours with services starting later than normal and finishing in the late afternoon. Further rail strikes are set to hit the country beginning on Tuesday (January 3) as the RMT union continue their long-running dispute with rail operators and the UK government over pay and working conditions.

Union leader Mick Lynch says there has been 'radio silence' from ministers since before Christmas.

It’s time the unions came to the table and played their part as well. [Transport](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/transport) rejected Lynch’s claims, and said the rail minister had remained in regular contact with all parties. And I think it’s absolutely the opposite to that.” The RMT leader said the union was looking for a settlement, with “sensible proposals”, but said the government was “out of their depth”. Passengers have been urged to attempt to travel only if necessary. They keep saying that they’re facilitating a deal.

As people return to work and school, disruption is expected as train operators plan to resume strike action during the first week of the new year.

Of the companies that say they are running a service, Great Western Railway will shuttle between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, with links from Reading running to Oxford and Basingstoke. Some trains will extend north of Preston to Lancaster and Carlisle, but flooding has closed the line into Scotland. We would advise passengers to only travel if it is absolutely necessary during this period, allow extra time and check when their first and last train will depart.” On the east side, links from Leeds will run to Selby, York, Ilkley, Skipton, Bradford, Doncaster and Sheffield. Lumo has three trains each way between London and Edinburgh. The Night Riviera sleeper service will not run on any strike night, nor the intervening days between 48-hour walk-outs. The rail strikes coincide with people returning to work and school after the new year, with only 20 percent of trains expected to run. On Thursday (January 5), thousands of train drivers belonging to the Aslef union who work for 15 train operators will strike. Additional trains will serve York and Newcastle. The national operator will be running a strike timetable right through the week, with a very limited service based around and between Edinburgh and Glasgow (which are connected by two fast trains an hour via Falkirk High). As the Christmas festivities are over for another year, people will be thinking about returning to normality, and of course, that means…work. The unions say they want a fair pay rise, assurances on job retention and no changes to working conditions without negotiation.

Mick Lynch (centre) general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) joins members on the picket line outside London Euston train station ...

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The rail network across Shropshire will grind to a half once again this week as a fresh wave of strikes are set to cause travel chaos.

"The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. A statement said: "Both Network Rail and the Rail Delivery Group are being directly blocked by Government ministers from producing an acceptable proposal on job security, pay and working conditions. The Government has denied claims by unions that it is now the main stumbling block to ending the bitter dispute.

Northern rail urges customers to not travel on certain dates in the first week of January, while Yorkshire rail services are disrupted on other dates due to ...

Leeds - Skipton For many, Monday January 9 will be their first experience of our new timetable - which went live in December and includes an additional 3,000 services a week across our network. [The strikes](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/train-strikes-no-trains-from-yorkshire-to-london-on-november-5-due-to-train-strikes-3906168) are led by RMT and ASLEF trade unions and will bring services to a halt from Tuesday, January 3 to Saturday, January 7.

The industrial action that we saw in 2022 looks set to continue into the New Year with five days of disruption this week.

- Edinburgh - Tweedbank - two trains per hour - Edinburgh - Cowdenbeath - two trains per hour - Glasgow - Lanark - two trains per hour

AN American couple paid over £300 just to get back to Worcestershire amid the rail strikes over the festive period.

In the report, Mr Calder said: "Two American tourists were last seen heading for the exit from Paddington having booked a car to take them to a spa hotel Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswold at a cost of £320. Before making a swift exit from the chaos at the train station, the pair said they were eager to reach the spa before 1pm because they had already prepaid for all their treatments. The pair of tourists decided to fork out £320 for a taxi to take them to their destination - a swanky spa hotel in Moreton-in-Marsh. And thousands of other railway passengers were met with the same fate at London Paddington, which is a hub for the west of England and South Wales. Two American tourists were apparently left stranded at London Paddington after they found out the train they were hoping to catch was cancelled. AMERICAN tourists paid over £300 for a taxi to take them to the Cotswolds as train services descended into chaos amid the four-day Christmas strike.

While the London Underground is not involved in this week's train strikes, they can have a knock-on effect on TfL services. A service information board ...

You can see further detail on all the rail operators affected via the links below: The rest of the line will be unaffected. The number of trains on the line will be reduced significantly, with just two per hour on some sections of the line, and services largely limited to between 7.30am and 5.30pm (you can see There will be a reduced service on the London Overground too, with trains running only between 7.30am and 6pm, and no Night Overground. The National Rail journey planner will be updated to advise customers of how services will be affected. The majority of sections will only be running two trains an hour, with no services between Romford and Upminster – again you can find a There will be a reduced service on the Circle Line and no Bakerloo Line trains running between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone. On the Elizabeth Line trains will run in three sections: between Liverpool Street and Shenfield (not stopping in Whitechapel), from Abbey Wood to Paddington and between Paddington and Heathrow/Reading. [first train strike of the year is taking place on Tuesday 3 January](https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/train-strikes-this-week-when-january-2023-rail-strike-dates-trains-affected-2060006?ico=in-line_link), involving members of the Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT). Widespread disruption is expected and up to 80 per cent of services are likely to be cancelled on strike days, with no trains at all on some routes. [London Underground](https://inews.co.uk/topic/london-underground?ico=in-line_link) is not directly involved in these walkouts, [rail strikes can often have an effect](https://inews.co.uk/news/tube-strike-christmas-train-strikes-london-underground-tfl-rail-services-2046484?ico=in-line_link) on the [Tube network ](https://inews.co.uk/topic/tube?ico=in-line_link)and other [Transport for London (TfL) services](https://inews.co.uk/topic/transport-for-london?ico=in-line_link) – here’s [what to expect this week](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/train-strike-tuesday-full-list-rail-strikes-january-2023-how-many-trains-running-2060502?ico=in-line_link). [week there are five consecutive days of action](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/strikes-january-2023-when-list-train-bus-nhs-school-strike-dates-this-week-2059952?ico=in-line_link) involving two unions, which [promise major disruption](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/trains-running-today-are-this-week-rail-strikes-train-travel-dates-december-2030590?ico=in-line_link) across the UK rail network.

On RMT strike days, there will be no train services west of Plymouth, including the whole of Cornwall and all branch lines in Devon.

These services will only be in operation for a limited time during the day. On RMT strike days, there will be no train services west of Plymouth, including the whole of Cornwall and all branch lines in Devon. Thousands of specially trained and fully qualified back-up staff will step in during the RMT walkouts on January 3-4 and 6-7 to keep vital services running for those who need them. The impact in the Westcountry will be particularly severe, with a limited service on Great Western Railway and services west of Exeter non-existent or significantly reduced. There will be 48-hour strike action on Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Friday 6 and Saturday January 7 by RMT, and on Thursday January 5 by ASLEF. On RMT strike days, an extremely limited service will operate from 7.30am and all journeys must be completed by 6.30pm.

Only 20% of services are expected to run this week due to walkouts by RMT and Aslef union members.

The rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic left a hole in its finances. It is up to them." Meanwhile, Network Rail said the deal it has put forward to the RMT is "fair and reasonable", and urged the union to "sit down with us" and revisit it. "It's time the unions came to the table and played their part as well." However, a Department for Transport spokesperson rejected this, saying: "The government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. The walkouts by RMT members on 3-4 and 6-7 January, and by Aslef drivers on 5 January, will "significantly impact" services, said Network Rail.

Tuesday 3 January marks the first of five consecutive days of train walkouts involving two unions this week. Passengers look at notice boards at Euston ...

Travellers whose service goes ahead but is delayed during the industrial action may also be due compensation. You can see further detail on all the rail operators affected via the links below: The RMT strikes are based on two separate disputes with Network Rail and the Rail Delivery Group (which represents the 14 rail companies involved in the strike). A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group said: “Further strikes – on top of those already announced by the RMT – will disrupt the new year travel plans of millions, taking even more money out of the pockets of railway staff. [ is the full list of dates](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/train-strikes-when-list-next-planned-rail-strike-dates-this-week-2023-january-2051720?ico=in-line_link), [how many trains will be running](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/trains-running-today-are-this-week-rail-strikes-travel-list-dates-2023-january-2060437?ico=in-line_link) and [why rail workers are still striking](https://inews.co.uk/news/rail-workers-striking-why-2022-train-strikes-explained-pay-dispute-2014314?ico=in-line_link). The Rail Delivery Group said deal would deliver “vital and long overdue” changes to working arrangements for RMT workers, adding: “This is a fair and affordable offer in challenging times, providing a significant uplift in salary for staff.” [first train strike of the year is taking place on Tuesday 3 January](https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/train-strikes-this-week-when-january-2023-rail-strike-dates-trains-affected-2060006?ico=in-line_link), involving members of the Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT). If you have bought a ticket and your train is cancelled due to the strike, you are entitled to a refund or a free change of journey time. The National Rail journey planner will be updated to advise customers of how services will be affected. Widespread disruption is expected and up to 80 per cent of services are likely to be cancelled on strike days, with no trains at all on some routes. [ strikes have continued into 2023](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/strikes-january-2023-when-list-train-bus-nhs-school-strike-dates-this-week-2059952?ico=in-line_link), with [five days of walkouts planned for the first week of January](https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/train-strikes-this-week-when-january-2023-rail-strike-dates-trains-affected-2060006?ico=in-line_link). [train strikes](https://inews.co.uk/news/train-strikes-end-rail-2023-union-pay-talks-2054425?ico=in-line_link) caused widespread disruption to [rail travel](https://inews.co.uk/news/next-train-strike-planned-january-2023-2053986?ico=in-line_link) last year, as unions took action in [disputes over pay and working conditions](https://inews.co.uk/news/workers-get-paid-when-strike-what-mean-strikers-why-striking-2026055?ico=in-line_link).

AN American couple paid over £300 just to get back to Worcestershire amid the rail strikes over the festive period.

In the report, Mr Calder said: "Two American tourists were last seen heading for the exit from Paddington having booked a car to take them to a spa hotel Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswold at a cost of £320. Before making a swift exit from the chaos at the train station, the pair said they were eager to reach the spa before 1pm because they had already prepaid for all their treatments. The pair of tourists decided to fork out £320 for a taxi to take them to their destination - a swanky spa hotel in Moreton-in-Marsh. And thousands of other railway passengers were met with the same fate at London Paddington, which is a hub for the west of England and South Wales. Two American tourists were apparently left stranded at London Paddington after they found out the train they were hoping to catch was cancelled. AMERICAN tourists paid over £300 for a taxi to take them to the Cotswolds as train services descended into chaos amid the four-day Christmas strike.

Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption from Tuesday as tens of thousands of workers take strike action in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and ...

“The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. “We would advise passengers to only travel if it is absolutely necessary during this period, allow extra time and check when their first and last train will depart. “The train companies say their hands have been tied by the Government. It’s time the unions came to the table and played their part as well. The advice is to only travel if absolutely necessary, allow extra time and check when first and last trains will depart. He said: “The Government is blocking the union’s attempts to reach a negotiated settlement with the rail employers.

Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption from today as tens of thousands of workers take strike action in the ongoing dispute over pay, ...

“The government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. “The train companies say their hands have been tied by the Government. “It is a fair and reasonable offer on the table and ... The general secretary of Rail, Maritime and Transport union said there “is an unprecedented level of ministerial interference” preventing a settlement to the dispute. [Are trains on strike today? The walkout by members of the Public and Commercial Services is part of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. The walkout by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) is part of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. [train drivers](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/train-drivers) has announced that its members will [strike over pay](https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/train-strike-rail-january-2023-new-year-b2248562.html) on Thursday 5 January 2023, joining their [RMT](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/rmt) counterparts in undertaking [industrial action](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/industrial-action) in the first week of the new year and leaving rail commuters stranded for five consecutive days. [Network Rail](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/network-rail) and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday and Friday while drivers in the [Aslef](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/aslef) union will strike on Thursday. A government source told The Times: “This is an act of self-harm – a generation of passengers will just write off the railways. [Passengers](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/passengers), including those returning to work after the festive break, are being warned to expect “significant disruption” as only a limited number of trains will run. [trains](/topic/trains) permanently because of ongoing [strikes](/topic/strikes), ministers are said to fear, as thousands of rail workers return to the picket line for a five-day walkout.

Network Rail advises people to travel only if absolutely necessary and to check online for updates.

Services will not operate north of Carlisle to Glasgow until at least Thursday while engineers tackle the damage. The Aslef action on Thursday will spell even more disruption, with no trains at all across some of the 15 operators where drivers are on strike, including Southeastern, Thameslink, Avanti and TransPennine Express. Unions claimed on Monday that rail companies [said there had been “radio silence”](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/02/rail-firms-in-despair-over-uk-government-handling-of-pay-dispute-says-rmt-boss) from the government since a [meeting in mid-December](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/16/national-strikes-resume-friday-despite-breakthrough). [Aslef union will strike](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/20/uk-train-drivers-strike-5-january-aslef-rmt) for 24 hours on the intervening day. [RMT](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/rmt) members on strike, much of the railway in Wales, Scotland and less populous regions of England will not run at all, while service frequencies will typically be reduced to one train an hour on major routes.

Only 20% of services are expected to run this week due to walkouts by RMT and Aslef union members.

He said business owners were "blaming both" the government and unions for the strikes. The rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic left a hole in its finances. You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "How long it's going on for, it leads to accumulated stress and rage. He accused the unions of "exploiting the situation", but also added that the government was "sitting back and pretending they are not engaged in this discussion and they need to be". "I would much rather they got off the picket line and got back round the negotiating table to hammer out a deal on reform and pay with the employers," he said. But Helen West, who has commuted to Chester from Lancaster said she had been "severely disrupted by the rail strikes", but added she had "solidarity" with the striking workers. "The current train service is not fit for purpose and I don't support the train strikes as in order to strike they should at least provide a decent service which they don't," the 35-year-old said. Both Network Rail and the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents the train operating companies, have people only to travel if "absolutely necessary" due to services being cancelled and disrupted. Corinne Curtis, from Somerset, said she supported the right to strike and did not "begrudge" the action, but said it meant she had lost the equivalent of a month's rent in earnings because she cannot get to work on strike days and is on a zero hours contract. Boss Tim Shoveller urged the union to "sit down with us" and revisit the deal made before Christmas so it could "make clarifications" where elements of the deal had been "misunderstood".

About 40000 members of the RMT union from Network Rail and 14 train operators are taking industrial action today, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday - meaning ...

It's time the unions came to the table and played their part as well. The longer the strikes continue, the greater the risk." Stressing that his union is always happy to negotiate with train operators, he added: "The ball is in their court. RMT strike days will see approximately half of the network shut down, with just 20% of normal services expected to run. A government source told the newspaper: "This is an act of self-harm - a generation of passengers will just write off the railways. Train drivers are also set to stage a one-day walkout on Thursday.

Find out how the Tube (London Underground) is affected by rail strikes in January 2023 – including the Elizabeth, Circle and Bakerloo Line.

Latest January and February 2023 forecasts](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/01/will-it-snow-in-london-this-winter-january-and-february-2023-forecast-18022426/?ico=more_text_links) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/MetroUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)and [All the strikes planned for January 2023 – from trains and roads to teachers and ambulance staff](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/30/all-strikes-planned-for-january-2023-from-trains-to-ambulance-staff-18011132/?ico=more_text_links) [London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/london/?ico=auto_link_news_P4_LNK1) be impacted? [ beginning in summer 2022 ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/25/travellers-hit-by-third-day-of-rail-strikes-with-trains-heavily-disrupted-16889486/)and last causing chaos for commuters in December 2022. [New Year](https://metro.co.uk/tag/new-year/), new [strikes](https://metro.co.uk/tag/strikes/) – or at least that seems to be the way things are going in January 2023.

Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption from today as tens of thousands of workers take strike action in the ongoing dispute over pay, ...

But the RMT put the deal out to a referendum of its members with a recommendation to reject it. “This news is especially frustrating, given that we learnt today that colleagues represented by Unite union have accepted the very same offer put to RMT members. Alongside the striking Network Rail workers, other RMT staff working for 14 train operators have walked out. Union representatives are engaged in talks with management of this “public sector arm’s length body of the Department for Transport”. Members of the Unite union accepted it, and those employees have called off planned industrial action. These strikes will involve Network Rail workers alongside 14 The RMT are the outliers here, they need to stop playing politics and work with us to bring this dispute to an end.” “Further strike action will cause further misery for the rail industry and for their members who will lose pay. RMT alleges a 50 per cent cut in scheduled maintenance tasks was also outlined by Network Rail in this recent offer; the deal was dependent on changes to working practices in maintenance teams, which would involve 1,900 job losses. In reference to the latest Network Rail offer, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “We will resist that and our members, along with the entire trade union movement will continue their campaign for a square deal for workers, decent pay increases and good working conditions.” This dispute involves a separate dispute, in which the RMT is talking to the Rail Delivery Group. [ Rail](https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/train-strike-today-national-rail-rmt-b2244079.html) staff who belong to the [Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT)](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mick-lynch-train-rail-strikes-rmt-b2132215.html) union have stopped work as part of a dispute that has rumbled on for six months.

Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption from Tuesday as tens of thousands of workers take strike action in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and ...

“The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. “We would advise passengers to only travel if it is absolutely necessary during this period, allow extra time and check when their first and last train will depart. “The train companies say their hands have been tied by the Government. It’s time the unions came to the table and played their part as well. The advice is to only travel if absolutely necessary, allow extra time and check when first and last trains will depart. He said: “The Government is blocking the union’s attempts to reach a negotiated settlement with the rail employers.

About 40000 RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 train operators are staging a 48-hour walkout.

Do that by striking a deal, not by striking a pose.” [laws to block industrial action](https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/government-pressing-ahead-with-minimum-safety-levels-bill-during-strikes-b1051058.html) as a “symbol” that the Government is “losing the argument”. “We have to name who will go to work, and if those members in a lawful manner don’t want to cross our picket line they can be dismissed individually and the union can be fined. He said of the new laws: “What this is a symbol of is that the Government are losing the argument. Speaking from the picket line at Euston Station on Friday, Mr Lynch told BBC Breakfast: “What they are saying is that they will sack our members if they don’t go to work. Yes, implement reforms and changes that are needed in various sectors. [the Government’s new industrial action legislation ](https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/government-pressing-ahead-with-minimum-safety-levels-bill-during-strikes-b1051058.html)is a threat to sack union members if they refuse to go to work. “The way to resolve them at the end of the day is to negotiate a deal that will get the railways running again, get the nurses back to work and get the people back to work in the other sectors where industrial action is taking place. “The way to guarantee good services is to negotiate to resolve the disputes. TfL says the delays are affecting services between Paddington and Reading, and between Liverpool Street and Shenfield, and are due to the strike action by Network Rail staff. Shadow Treasury minister Pat McFadden told BBC Breakfast this morning: “The Government, by reaching for legislation in the middle of this series of disputes, is striking a pause when it should be striking a deal, and the way out of this current series of disputes is to negotiate, not to legislate. [the Government’s plans to curb strike action](https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/government-pressing-ahead-with-minimum-safety-levels-bill-during-strikes-b1051058.html), suggesting it is reaching for a “legislative weapon” for political reasons.

Train strikes are due to resume today, as industrial action causes a reduced train service across the network.

Trains that are operating will be extremely busy." Reading and Basingstoke - 1 train per hour Aylesbury Vale Parkway - stations to Amersham (and vice-versa). - 1 train per hour Marylebone - stations to Aylesbury (via High Wycombe, and vice-versa). - 1 train per hour Marylebone - stations to Banbury (and vice versa). - 1 train per hour Marylebone - stations to Oxford Parkway (and vice-versa).

Chief negotiator says better communications could sway union members, as first of five days of rail strikes begins.

Harper told Sky News: “There is a fair and reasonable pay offer on the table. “While I don’t have a specific timescale for you, we recognise the urgency of this and are working as such.” Network Rail said only about 20% of trains were running on Tuesday, while any trains that were running were scheduled between 7.30am and 6.30pm. There is not a bottomless pit of taxpayers’ money here. Shoveller said “we only need 2,000 people who voted no last time to change their vote and the deal will pass”. “The way to resolve that dispute is through an agreement and what we’re saying to the RMT is that it’s very clear from the referendum that they held – they did it very quickly, it was only open for a few days – that actually that was rushed, and it didn’t allow and give time for people to ask genuine questions there are associated with the reform elements of this deal,” he added.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators are staging two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday and Friday, while ...

c2c: On Tuesday, there is no service between Shoeburyness and Upminster. “The Government has demonstrated it is being reasonable and stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes. “The train companies say their hands have been tied by the Government. No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday. “We would advise passengers to only travel if it is absolutely necessary during this period, allow extra time and check when their first and last train will depart. There will be no service on the Island Line on Thursday. Services will be reduced even more during Thursday’s Aslef strike. The operator will not be affected by the Aslef strike.

Transport secretary Mark Harper hit back: “That's simply not true."

“We’ve done the opposite of trying to block a deal. “They’ve got to hammer out the detailed negotiations. “When I took over as transport secretary a couple of months ago, I met the trade union leaders including Mr Lynch. We’ve actually tried to facilitate a deal and as I said in the new year it’s time for the RMT to get off the picket line around the negotiating table.” “They they got themselves into a position before Christmas, where we were making progress with the train operating companies, and on one Sunday afternoon before a set of strike action, they decided to torpedo those talks by putting in conditions in the documentation that they know that we and the other unions can never accept.” [Mark Harper](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rail-strike-deal-to-be-done-to-avoid-christmas-chaos-says-transport-secretary_uk_637f875ce4b09a86b1b0ee1d) denied this, saying they had “done the opposite” and were trying to facilitate a deal.

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators are expected to walk out from tomorrow Tuesday 3 ...

Meanwhile, Stockport rail station will be closed on each of the strike days, with commuters being unable to access or pass through the station, respectively. If the ticket was bought from an app or website, such as Trainline, a refund will need to be claimed through their app/website. If you purchased your ticket from an EMR station, please return to the station within 28 days of the travel date for a refund. Customers can claim a full refund for tickets to travel between these dates with no admin fee charged. On strike days EMR services will run between the hours of 0730 – 1830 only. And those who booked tickets to travel on the strike days before the industrial action was announced can claim a full, fee-free refund, or they can use the tickets on alternative dates. A statement on their website reads: “Transport for Wales is not involved in the industrial action. If you purchased your ticket directly with TPE, you can apply for a refund either online tpexpress.co.uk/help/refunds or by calling the customer relations team 0345 600 1671. One train will be running per hour on strike days, except Thursday 5 January, from Euston to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Preston, with a limited service onwards to Glasgow. Customers can claim a full refund with no admin fees from their point of purchase. There will also be very few trains running on Thursday, January 5, due to the ASLEF train drivers' strike. There’s been too much disruption on the railway caused by government policy and if we can get sensible proposals we can work up towards a solution.”

Network Rail has warned that services will be significantly reduced until Sunday 8 January, as trade unions including the RMT and Aslef continue to take ...

“Rail strikes are hugely inconvenient and impact hundreds of thousands of workers, but unfortunately, there are very few grounds for paid absence due to train (or other transport) strikes. The employee would then still be paid for the time off,” he said. Organisations should also have a clear policy in place to deal with travel disruption. If you have shift workers, plan rotas around people’s commuting capabilities and more creative solutions may be to arrange taxis or minibuses for employees when public transport is off.” But unfortunately, legally, absence from work due to train strike, if no other solution is agreed, is deemed as unauthorised absence.” Tim Shoveller, chief negotiator for Network Rail, said that a deal was within “touching distance” adding that it needed only “2,000 people who voted ‘no’ last time to change their vote and the deal will pass”.

Network Rail has urged the public to “only travel if absolutely necessary,” with many commuters deciding to work from home instead of battling their way to the ...

On RMT strike days there is one train per hour in both directions between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston. A limited ...

No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday. There will be no service on the Island Line on Thursday. Services will be reduced even more during Thursday’s Aslef strike. Services are suspended on all strike days. The operator will not be affected by the Aslef strike. [Aslef](/topic/aslef) union will strike on Thursday.

Brits are facing another week of travel chaos as rail strikes drag into the new year, disrupting the return to workplaces following the holidays and dealing ...

Passengers should travel only if “absolutely necessary,” according to the Rail Delivery Group, which speaks for train operating companies and Network Rail, owner of Britain’s rail infrastructure. Real wages, which factor in inflation, are expected to have fallen by as much as 3% in 2022, and could drop another 2% in 2023, PwC Wages have stagnated and failed to keep pace with inflation, which reached a four-decade high of In a statement, Network Rail said that the RMT strike was “unnecessary and deeply damaging” to the railway and the economy. UKHospitality, an industry group, estimates this week’s strikes will cost pubs, restaurants, hotels and other venues about £200 million ($239 million) in lost sales. A spokesperson for the Department of Transport said the government “stands ready to facilitate a resolution to rail disputes.”

A rail strike by 40,000 RMT union members has caused four in five trains to be cancelled today as many people return to work after the Christmas break; The 48-hour strike is the first of two planned this week by the RMT in England, Scotland and Wales ...

As a working class lad I’ll always support action like this - same with the NHS staff. Up the toffees," he says. The operator is reported to have paid out £11.5m in 2021, and faced heavy criticism for cutting back its services in 2022. And for many people, "there isn't really any choice" other than to use the train. The BBC also understands that hospitality chiefs are due to meet Chancellor Jeremy Hunt later this week. Nicholls told me the travel disruption was deterring customers from booking restaurants, shows and other events in advance. He continues: "The rail companies are ripping Britain off. I find it offensive when MPs and other better paid individuals try to tell our workers how to live on the little money get paid." But will they have a longer-term impact as well, given that people are more accustomed to home-working after the Covid pandemic struck? The government insisted it wanted to facilitate a deal, and blamed the other side for the ongoing impasse. Restaurants now face the prospect of a January which could be "even more gloomy than usual", he says. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Shoveller insisted Network Rail was confident it could turn the strikes around.

A rail strike by 40,000 RMT union members has caused four in five trains to be cancelled today as many people return to work after the Christmas break · The 48- ...

As a working class lad I’ll always support action like this - same with the NHS staff. Up the toffees," he says. The operator is reported to have paid out £11.5m in 2021, and faced heavy criticism for cutting back its services in 2022. And for many people, "there isn't really any choice" other than to use the train. The BBC also understands that hospitality chiefs are due to meet Chancellor Jeremy Hunt later this week. Nicholls told me the travel disruption was deterring customers from booking restaurants, shows and other events in advance. He continues: "The rail companies are ripping Britain off. I find it offensive when MPs and other better paid individuals try to tell our workers how to live on the little money get paid." But will they have a longer-term impact as well, given that people are more accustomed to home-working after the Covid pandemic struck? The government insisted it wanted to facilitate a deal, and blamed the other side for the ongoing impasse. Restaurants now face the prospect of a January which could be "even more gloomy than usual", he says. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Shoveller insisted Network Rail was confident it could turn the strikes around.