Train drivers will resume their strikes next month in a long-running row over pay. Drivers at 12 train operators will walk out on October 1 and 5, affecting travel to and from the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, sources told the PA news agency.
The train companies affected are Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground and Southeastern, West Midlands Trains, Chiltern Railways, Northern and TransPennine Express.
A planned strike by drivers on September 15 was called off as a mark of respect following the Queen’s death. The drivers’ union Aslef will not be making a public comment until after the former monarch’s funeral on Monday.
The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) also called off planned strikes. TSSA members are in jobs including platform and ticket office staff, train crew, engineers, control, administration and management.
A statement after the Queen's death said: “Upon the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has died, TSSA union expresses deepest condolences to her family, friends, the country and those affected by her passing. TSSA is cancelling planned industrial action for September and will be respecting the period of public mourning.
“The union pays respect to Britain’s longest-serving monarch.”
Industrial disputes in the rail industry and other sectors, including post and telecoms, have led to a summer of strikes, which are set to resume in the coming weeks.
