Are train strikes going ahead during the Queen’s state funeral weekend?

Several events have been cancelled or postponed in respect of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away aged 96 last Thursday.

Many strikes have also been planned during the national period of mourning, including Royal Mail and train strikes.

After a whole summer of walkouts and strikes over pay disputes, the railways announced they would be cancelling three strikes, two of which fell in the period of national mourning.

However, this doesn't mean the dispute between unions, train companies and the government has been resolved.

Here's what you need to know about the next train strike and whether it will affect the Queen's funeral on Monday?

Which train strikes were cancelled after the Queen's death?

Three days of planned strike action in September have been cancelled in light of the Queen's death (Getty Images)

There were three days of strike action planned for September. However, these have been cancelled after the death of the Queen.

The three cancelled train strikes were:

• A strike by the train drivers' union Aslef and members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) scheduled on Thursday, September 15
• The RMT members also had another strike day planned for Saturday, September 17
• The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) union were scheduled to have a 24-hour strike starting midday on Monday, September 26

Brought on by the cost of living crisis and pay cuts, these September strikes were to follow months of disruption on the railways after several unions staged walkouts.

When is the next train strike?

Unions have clarified that strikes will go ahead at a later date (Getty Images)

After the cancellation of the three planned strike days, there are currently no train strikes planned for this month.

However, unions have made it clear that strikes will still go ahead at a later date, and this is merely a postponement or suspension of the planned action.

Train operations and Network Rail had already been working on plans which assumed that planned strikes will be going ahead, so there may still be some disruption on the planned strike days as schedules are redrawn.

Will tubes be affected by strikes?

There are currently no strikes planned that might affect the London Underground, though workers they do have a right to strike over the next few months after having renewed the strike mandate

The most recent tube strike took place on August 19. Any further tube strikes will be decided by their National Executive Committee.