A new wave of rail strikes will begin next week, impacting 18 train operators across the country.
National Rail has warned passengers to check their entire journey before setting out on the affected dates next week. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, said it expects 40-50% of services to run on those days but there will be “wide variations”, with some areas having no trains.
Affected operators will only run services from around 7.30am until 6.30pm. There will also be disruption to services during the nights before and mornings after each strike.
Strikes by the RMT union will take place on Thursday March 16 and Saturday March 18, while London Underground drivers from the ASLEF union are to walk out on Wednesday 15 March.
The train companies that will be affected by the strikes on Tuesday and Saturday are:
- Avanti West Coast
- Chiltern Railways
- CrossCountry
- East Midlands Railway
- Gatwick Express
- Greater Anglia
- Great Northern
- Great Western Railway
- LNER
- London Northwestern Railway
- Northern
- Southern
- Southeastern
- South Western Railway
- Stansted Express
- Thameslink
- TransPennine Express
- West Midlands Railway
The strikes are taking place as part of the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
The RMT called off a strike in a separate dispute at Network Rail planned for March 16 after receiving a new offer.
The RDG said they 'will pull out all the stops' to keep as many trains running as possible next week but have warned of reduced services across many parts of the rail network on all four strike days.
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