Train services will once again be disrupted on Saturday as part of a mass walkout by drivers. Members of Aslef at seven train companies will strike on Saturday over pay with more walkouts planned next month.
The majority of GWR train services will not operate meaning there will be no services on some routes. The company is advising passengers to find alternative ways to travel.
There will be no services on the south Wales mainline meaning GWR services will not run between Cardiff Central and Swansea or on to Carmarthen. You can get more travel news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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This is how GWR services will be affected over the weekend
Saturday, July 30
Most parts of the GWR network will have no train service. A GWR spokesman said passengers should make alternative travel arrangements "and only travel if absolutely necessary". An “extremely limited service only” will operate on the routes below and services will start later and finish much earlier than normal:
- Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Reading to Oxford
- Reading to Basingstoke
No other GWR services will run.
Sunday, July 31
Further disruption is expected and the advice is again to make alternative travel arrangements "and only travel if absolutely necessary". Services will start later and finish earlier than normal and are expected to be extremely busy. There will be no services from Swindon to Gloucester or from Oxford to Worcester and Hereford. A reduced service frequency will operate on other long-distance routes:
- London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- London Paddington to Swansea
- London Paddington to Plymouth/Penzance (including via the Kennet Valley)
- London Paddington to Oxford
Local services will start later than usual but will run to their usual frequency.
Monday, August 1
A normal timetable will operate.
What to do if you already have tickets
GWR said people who had already purchased tickets for strike days could claim a full refund or amend their ticket. People who travel and are delayed might be entitled to compensation if they are delayed by 15 minutes or more. Season ticket holders can apply for compensation through the Delay Repay scheme. Bus replacement services won’t run.
GWR is allowing people with tickets for travel on strike days to be able to travel on the day before and up to and including Tuesday, August 2. Further disruption is expected next month with the RMT planning two further strikes on August 18 and August 20.
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