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Mya Bollan

Edinburgh rail strikes and what it means for travelling to and from the capital

There is more rail disruption on the way, with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) confirming 48-hour strikes in the coming months.

It comes amid the ongoing row over pay, with workers voting to take industrial action in December and January. More than 40,000 members of RMT, across 14 train operating companies, are set to take part in the strikes..

These particular strikes do no actually involve ScotRail staff, but there will still be a huge impact to lines running on strike days. Phil Campbell, the head of customer operations at the nationalised rail firm, said: "While this dispute does not involve ScotRail staff, it will have an impact on our ability to provide services as the RMT planned action will involve Network Rail staff in Scotland.

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"We're currently assessing the full impact of this planned strike action, and will update our customers as soon as possible."

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming industrial action.

When are the rail strikes taking place?

Further rail strikes are set to take place in December and January.

The dates announced by RMT are as follows:

  • December 13
  • December 14
  • December 16
  • December 17
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 6
  • January 7

There will also be an overtime ban across the railways from December 18 until January 2, meaning RMT will be taking industrial action for four weeks.

Who is striking?

There are more than 40,000 RMT members expected to take part in the strikes. The strikes not only include conductors and drivers, but signalling staff too.

Separately, the Aslef union, which represents drivers, is holding another strike on Saturday 26 November in a dispute over pay. It affects 12 train companies.

What services will be impacted?

The strikes mean that only a small minority of services will run on main lines, with smaller services failing to run completely.

All services will be impacted on the dates listed above, with some cancelled completely. The action is also likely to impact some services on the morning after the strikes.

Be sure to check your journey before heading off.

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