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Travelling today? Brace yourself. Britain won’t be getting anywhere fast as the next round of train strikes begin.
Thousands of staff across the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers), and Aslef (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) will strike today (Friday, February 3), following Wednesday’s walk-out.
‘They want to rip up our terms and conditions in return for a real-terms pay cut,’ said Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan.
‘Our members at these companies have not had an increase since 2019, despite soaring inflation, and it is time the companies – encouraged, perhaps, by the government – sat down with us and got serious.’
So which train lines are affected and will any trains run?
Which train lines are affected by the strikes today?
All of the companies affected by February 2023 train strikes
- Avanti West Coast
- Chiltern Railways
- CrossCountry
- East Midlands Railway
- Gatwick Express
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Greater Anglia
- Great Northern
- London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
- Northern Trains
- Southeastern
- Southern
- South Western Railway (depot drivers only)
- SWR Island Line
- Thameslink
- TransPennine Express
- West Midlands Trains.
Avanti West Coast
No trains will be running on Avanti West Coast on Friday, February 3, and therefore customers ‘should not attempt to travel’.
The company says trains will also be ‘affected’ on Saturday.
Chiltern Railways
There will be ‘no trains at all’ on Chiltern Railways on Friday, February 3.
It’s not expected to have a knock-on effect on Saturday’s trains – but planned engineering works mean Marylebone station will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday, along with the lines between Marylebone and West Ruislip, and Amersham and Aylesbury Vale Parkway.
CrossCountry
There will be no CrossCountry services on Friday, February 2.
A ‘normal service’ is expected on the days after the strikes.
East Midlands Railway
EMR says it will be ‘unable to operate any trains’ on the strike dates.
It anticipates running a ‘normal service’ on Saturday.
Gatwick Express
No trains on the strike days. Nada.
There will also be disruption on Saturday, with ‘some routes having no services before 7am’ and the first trains are expected to be crowded.
Great Western Railway
Many parts of the GWR network will have no service at all.
An ‘extremely limited’ service will operate on these routes between 07.30, with trains stopping by 19.30:
- London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads
- Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff
- Reading and Basingstoke
- Reading and Oxford
- Reading and Redhill
- Swindon and Westbury
- Exeter St David’s and Exmouth
- Exeter St david’s and Paignton
- Plymouth and Gunnislake
- Penzance and St Ives
There will be ‘minor’ changes to start-up times on Saturday.
Greater Anglia
The advice is to ‘avoid travelling as our services will be extremely reduced and disrupted’. The company plans to run the following from 8am with an earlier finish time than usual:
One train per hour between:
- Norwich and London Liverpool Street
- Colchester and London Liverpool Street
- Cambridge and London Liverpool Street
- Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street.
- Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street.
First Stansted Express from the airport is at 05:42 and last is at 00:30.
First Stansted Express from London is at 04:40 and last is 23:25.
Trains will also start later on the day after a strike.
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Great Northern
No trains on strike days, with a late start the day after – some routes will have no services before 7am.
Great Northern also warns that first services the day after a strike are likely to be ‘extremely crowded and you may not be able to board your chosen service.’
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
A ‘limited number’ of LNER services will run. You can check the times of first and last trains, and plan your journey on strike days here.
Northern Rail
Northern will not be operating any trains on strike days.
It adds that ‘a handful of services’ will be impacted on the day after each strike.
SouthEastern
No trains will run on strike days on SouthEastern, with a normal timetable on the days after.
SouthEastern advises customers to use traveline to plan an alternative journey.
Southern
If you’re hoping to catch a Southern train this Wednesday or Friday, you’ll be disappointed. There won’t be any on strike days.
Trains will be disrupted on the day after a strike, with a ‘late start-up’. Southern advises customers to start their journey later on the day after strike action.
South Western Railway
Only depot drivers are striking on the mainland (along with the RMT) but South Western Railway still ‘expects some disruption on suburban routes’ with ‘significant disruption on the West of England line and in the Romsey area’.
There will be no service on the Isle of Wight’s Island Line.
Thameslink
Don’t even think about it. There won’t be any Thameslink trains on Friday, February 3.
The day after the strike is likely to see disruption, with a later start for services and crowding.
TransPennine Express
No services will run on Friday, February 3.
A limited service will run on the day after each strike, so the advice is to only travel on these post-strike days ‘if journeys are essential’.
West Midlands Trains
No services will operate on any of their routes, but they plan to run a regular service on the day after the strike.
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