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Train drivers’ strike: Which rail services are running during 30 July walkout?

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Train drivers working for seven train operators and who are members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen ( Aslef ) will walk out on Saturday 30 July. There will also be an impact on Sunday 31 July.

These are the key questions and answers.

Why are the train drivers strike and which train operators are affected?

Aslef called the strike “after train companies failed to make a pay offer to keep pace with the increase in the cost of living”.

The leader of the train drivers’ union, Mick Whelan, said: “We don’t see why we should forego an increase in salary to keep pace with inflation and help the privatised train companies make even bigger profits to send abroad.”

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), representing train operators, believes pay increases must be linked to productivity.

An RDG spokesperson said: “We want to offer train drivers a pay rise but a fair deal also means working with us to deliver reforms which deliver the better punctuality and reliability to services in general and particularly on Sundays that we know our passengers want.”

Drivers working for the following train operators will strike:

• Greater Anglia
• Great Western
• Hull Trains
• London Overground (Arriva Rail London)
• Southeastern
• West Midlands Trains

Many train operators, including Southern, Thameslink, South Western Railway, Transport for Wales, Chiltern Railways , Avanti West Coast, Northern, TransPennine Express, East Midlands Railway and ScotRail, are unaffected.

Will any trains run at all for companies whose drivers are striking?

Not on London Overground or Southeastern.

Andy Lord, chief operating officer for Transport for London, said: “Planned strike action on the national rail network on Saturday will mean disruption for our customers. With no service expected on the entire London Overground network, I advise all customers to check before they travel and use alternative routes to complete their journeys.”

In the capital, there are generally options for all journeys that would normally involve the London Overground – though these are likely to take much longer.

Southeastern, which normally runs between London, East Sussex and Kent, says: “There will be no Southeastern services running on the rail network. Please do not attempt to travel by train on this day.”

However, a number of locations – including Hastings and stations on the line to Ashford International – are accessible on Southern services.

Where will the strike be most keenly felt?

On Great Western Railway ( GWR ) and London North Eastern Railway ( LNER ) – key intercity operators which would expect to have hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers booked on their services.

What is happening on GWR?

The operator says: “Please make alternative travel arrangements and only travel if absolutely necessary” on Sunday as well as Saturday.

Normally tens of thousands of families would be on trains in southwest England and South Wales.

On Saturday an extremely limited service will only operate on the Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington route, with addition links from Reading to Oxford and Basingstoke.

No trains will run to and from South Wales, the Cotswolds, Devon or Cornwall.

On Sunday there will be no trains from Swindon to Gloucester nor from Oxford to Worcester or Hereford, with a reduced service on other routes.

“Services will start later and finish earlier than normal and are expected to be extremely busy,” says the company.

On the East Coast main line?

On Saturday 30 July, only one LNER train will run from Leeds to London King’s Cross – at 7.15am. But there will be an LNER train every two hours on the main Edinburgh-Newcastle-York-London line, and additional hourly services between York and the English capital.

No LNER trains will run north of Edinburgh to other Scottish stations, but ScotRail services are available.

Early Sunday services could be affected on LNER.

Hull Trains wil run a single service from its home city to London King’s Cross and back on Saturday morning. Three Sunday trains have also been cancelled.

Grand Central, whose drivers are working normally, says: “A full Grand Central service will operate, we expect our services to be extremely busy so please book in advance. Customers who do not have a seat booked may have to stand.” The train operator runs from London King’s Cross to West Yorkshire and Sunderland.

Lumo, which runs on the East Coast main line from London King’s Cross to Newcastle and Edinburgh, will operate normally.

What about Greater Anglia?

One train per hour from Norwich, Southend and London Liverpool Street will run for most of the day, roughly 8am to 8pm, but a longer service to and from Stansted airport – though these are likely to be extremely crowded.

West Midlands Trains?

Only a special shuttle between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International will run. Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry trains are expected to run normally, allowing some passengers to travel – though you may need to buy new tickets.

Chiltern Railways, which links the West Midlands and Chilterns with London Marylebone, says it intends to run a normal schedule. But it warns: “Services will be exceptionally busy and some services may be cancelled at short notice on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 due to industrial action and train crew shortages.

“Customers are urged to seek alternative modes of transport and only travel if essential.

“Due to strike action on other operating companies coinciding with the first weekend of the Commonwealth Games, customers should expect to queue at stations in the West Midlands and are advised to plan ahead, check their train before they travel and allow extra time for their journey.”

When is the next strike?

Aslef will stage a bigger stoppage on Saturday 13 August, with two more long-distance operators, Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry, affected.

The train drivers’ union says further ballots will close at Chiltern Railways; Northern Trains; and TransPennine Express on Thursday 25 August; and at East Midlands Railway on Monday 19 September.

The RMT union is staging its next national rail strikes on 18 and 20 August, with a London Underground strike sandwiched between them on 19 August.

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Train drivers announce yet another rail strike on July 30 in summer of travel misery

Train drivers at eight rail companies will strike on July 30 in a dispute over pay , their union Aslef announced on Thursday.

The eight companies affected by the industrial action are: Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways , Greater Anglia , Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER , Southeastern and West Midlands Trains.

Announcing the strike, the union accused train companies of failing to make a pay offer to keep pace with the increase in the cost of living.

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Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said: “We don’t want to go on strike – strikes are the result of a failure of negotiation – and this union, since I was elected GS in 2011, has only ever been on strike, until this year, for a handful of days.

“We don’t want to inconvenience passengers – not least because our friends and families use public transport, too, and we believe in building trust in the railways in Britain – and we don’t want to lose money by going on strike.

“But we’ve been forced into this position by the train companies, driven by the Tory government. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years – since April 2019.

“And these companies are offering us nothing, saying their hands have been tied by the government. That means, in real terms, with inflation running ahead at 9%, 10%, and even 11% this year, according to which index you use, that they are being told to take a real terms pay cut. And that is not acceptable.

“Strike action is, now, the only option available but we are always open to talks if the train companies, or the government, want to talk to us and make a fair and sensible offer.”

Mr Whelan added: “We want an increase in line with the cost of living – we want to be able to buy, in 2022, what we could buy in 2021 – for those members – who were, you will remember, the people who moved key workers and goods around the country during the pandemic – who have not had a pay rise since 2019.

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“It’s not unreasonable to ask your employer to make sure you’re not worse off for a third successive year. Especially as the train companies are doing very nicely, thank you, out of Britain’s railways with handsome profits, dividends for shareholders, and big salaries for managers.”

The announcement comes a day after the RMT said its members will walk out for 24 hours on July 27 after rejecting a “paltry” pay offer from Network Rail.

The offer was for a 4% pay rise backdated to January, another 2% next year and a further 2% conditional on achieving “modernisation milestones”.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps slammed the RMT strike accusing the union of being “hellbent on causing further misery for people across the country”.

The walk outs are set to cripple rail services this summer, and it is another blow for London commuters and businesses hit with severe disruption by a series of national strikes were held in June.

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Is there a train strike today? How UK rail timetable is disrupted by planned strike on Saturday 30 July

Eight train operators are staging a strike on saturday 30 july - here's what you need to know.

Commuters will face more travel disruption this weekend as train operators walk out in a pay dispute .

Aslef union members at eight train operators are staging a strike on Saturday 30 July after talks broke down over pay .

It comes after widespread strikes on 27 July reduced services across England, Scotland and Wales .

Which services will be affected by the train strike?

London Overground No services will run on the London Overground as workers from Arriva Rail, the company which runs the service, are striking. All Overground services will be down for 24 hours so there won’t be any trains on Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday.

Greater Anglia has told customers to “please avoid travelling with us” as most routes won’t have trains running, and other service will be heavily reduced and disrupted. Norwich and Colchester to London Liverpool Street, Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street, and Stansted Airport to London Liverpool St will run one train per hour. The timetable is available here .

Great Western Railway Most parts of the GWR network will have no train service. The company is advising people to only travel “if absolutely necessary”. An extremely limited service will only operate on routes between Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington, Reading to Oxford, and Reading to Basingstoke. Services will start later and finish much earlier than normal.

Hull Trains will run a significantly reduced timetable, with one return trip scheduled between Hull and King’s Cross, leaving Hull at 8.24am and then King’s Cross at 11.48am. The train will pass through Brough, Howden, Selby, Doncaster, Retford and Grantham.

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LNER will also be running an extremely limited timetable and are warning passengers that trains are going to be very busy. There are no services north of Edinburgh on this day, and trains to London from Edinburgh will be limited to between 7.30am and 4.30pm. There is only one train from Leeds departing at 7.15am from King’s Cross. Trains to Newcastle and York are also limited. Check the timetable here .

There will be no service on any London Northwestern Railway Route due to the strike action. People holding advance tickets on the affected dates can use them on alternative dates or return them to their point of purchase for a refund.

Southeastern The network will be closed entirely, so no trains will serve any of Kent, East Sussex or South-East London, including the Medway Towns, Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Weald, Thanet, Canterbury, Folkestone and Dover. There will also be no Southeastern trains at all on the Hastings line, nor the branch lines including Sittingbourne to Sheppey, the Medway Valley Line and the Grove Park to Bromley North line. No rail replacement buses or taxis are available either.

West Midlands Railway No trains will run on the West Midlands Railway service. Refunds or ticket change will apply to affected customers on this service too.

Are other services in Scotland and Wales affected?

ScotRail services aren’t directly affected by the strike but the company has warned passengers services may be busier than normal due to customers from other train operators travelling on its services.

Transport for Wales is also running a full timetable but services are likely to be affected by strike action at the other companies. This could result in short-change cancellations and changes, the company says.

The services between Shrewsbury – Birmingham are expected to be busy with the Commonwealth Games taking place, but with no service being operated by West Midlands Trains. Again, passengers are being advised not to travel unless necessary.

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Rail Industrial Action

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A national rail strike will take place on Wednesday 27 July. Network Rail members will strike from 2AM on 27 July for 24 hours, and RMT members of the train operating companies will take action from just after midnight until 11.59PM on the same day.

Core advice

There will be some disruption and cancellations to rail services affecting those travelling to Birmingham on Wednesday 27 July and on the morning of Thursday 28 July.

What will be the impact on rail services?

There will be disruption to services across the network. Some trains will be cancelled, and those that are running will stop earlier in the evening and start later the following day. Services that do operate may well be busier than usual.

If you are planning to travel by rail to Birmingham on the 27 July, the day before the Opening Ceremony on the 28, please check with your operator before you travel. If your train has been cancelled, you may not get on another train. Long distance coaches may be a better option: nationalexpress.com

If you are planning to travel to Birmingham on the morning of 28 July, services are expected to be disrupted due to the previous day’s industrial action. Some trains will be cancelled, and services will start later in the day. Please check with your operator before you travel. If your train has been cancelled, you may not get on another train. Long distance coaches may be a better option: nationalexpress.com

ASLEF, 30 July

A national rail strike will take place on Saturday 30 July. ASLEF members, including eight rail companies; Arriva Rail London; Greater Anglia; Great Western; Hull Trains; LNER; Southeastern; West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway – all will be taking industrial action on Saturday 30 July.

Core Advice

• If you are booked to travel to Birmingham on Avanti West Coast, Cross Country and Transport for Wales services be aware that services are likely to be very busy and there may be some changes to timetables so check before you travel.
• West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway will be severely disrupted with no services on 30 July and only limited services on 31 July
• Leave plenty of time for your journey
• Consider how you will get to your venue and also how you will get back home again – some later services will be disrupted and those that are operating will be exceptionally busy.
• Use the dedicated Games Journey Planner to check out all your travel options.
• Consider pre-bookable Park and Ride. Additional spaces and locations have been added to the site from 22 July parkthecarhere.com/birmingham2022

  What will be the impact on rail services?

Services operated by Arriva Rail London, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway will not be operating on Saturday 30 July. There is also the potential for disruptions to morning services Sunday 31 July.

Services operated by other train companies will be running but are likely to be very busy and there may be some changes to timetables so check before you travel.

Long Distance

Long distance services into the West Midlands operated by Avanti West Coast; Cross Country and Transport for Wales (TfW) are likely to very busy and there may be some changes. Check with your operator before you travel for any last minute changes and expect services to be busy.

If you are booked on West Midlands Railway orLondon Northwestern Railway these services will not be operating on Saturday 30 July. Services will resume on Sunday 31 although there may be disruption to some morning services.

If you do not have a train ticket booked for travel on Saturday 30 or Sunday 31 July it is likely to be very difficult to get a ticket on services operating as normal. Long distance coaches by be a better option: nationalexpress.com

Or check out the Games specific park and ride services: parkthecarhere.com/birmingham2022 additional sites will be added from 22 July

Travel within the West Midlands

Train services within the West Midlands will be severely disrupted on Saturday 30 July. Many train services will not be operating on Saturday 30 July, with some disruption continuing into the morning on Sunday 31 July.

If you're travelling locally walking and cycling could be the best way to get to Games venues. West Midlands Cycle Hire is available across the West Midlands. Bikes are available 24/7, with docking stations at major bus, metro and train stations, visitor attractions and city or town centres and Games venues. During the Games you can get two 30 minute bike rides every day for free. For more information on this offer please visit: wmcyclehire.co.uk

If you decide to bring your own bike, there is secure cycle parking at all venues.

For details on recommended cycle routes to your venue, please use the Games journey planner .

Local buses will be operating and can help to get to many of the venues. There will be some changes to services  - for full details please visit tfwm.org.uk

Use the dedicated Journey Planner to see your travel options.

31 July: Travel information following ASLEF rail strike

Due to industrial action by members of the ASLEF union, rail services operated by West Midlands Trains (WMT), which include West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, will not be operating at all on Saturday 30 July. There may be follow on disruption continuing through Sunday 31 July AM for WMT services.

All other rail operators should be operating as normal on Sunday 31 July:

• Avanti West Coast, Cross Country and TfW services to Birmingham International for events at the NEC
• Avanti West Coast, Cross Country and TfW services to Birmingham New Street for events at Smithfield and Arena Birmingham
• Chiltern Railways to Leamington Spa for the Bowls at Victoria Park

These rail services will be busy so ensure you book in advance and check with the operator for any last minute alterations before travelling.

If you were planning on using WMT services on Sunday morning, check before you travel. All your travel options can be found on our updated Games Journey Planner.

A range of additional park and ride / park and walk options to venues across the West Midlands are now available. You can also pre-book a parking place and take advantage of our shuttle bus into Birmingham city centre. For further details and to secure your ticket please go to: Spectator Parking for Birmingham 2022 (parkthecarhere.com) .

Further information is also available on our dedicated Rail industrial action travel page.

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Additional Park and Ride sites will be bookable from 22 July on parkthecarhere.com/birmingham2022

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