Train strike update

As 2023 begins the rail unions continue to hold the nation to ransom with a series of strikes that could go on well into the months ahead. 

Whether you are planning a business trip, or one for pleasure careful thought is needed for both the outbound and return journeys.

Taking into account scheduled engineering works and further regional strike action between Christmas and New Year, some lines will be largely out of service for the best part of a month from the middle of December.

Nationwide train strike dates:

Tuesday, 3 January
Wednesday, 4 January
Thursday, 5 January
Friday 6 January
Saturday 7 January

On strike days it is expected that just one in five trains will run and nearly all operators will be impacted.

On the days following a strike – so-called ‘shoulder days’ – timetables will be roughly 60% of normal.

The strikes are by RMT members at Network Rail and across 13 train operators and include the London Underground.  Eurostar is expected to run as normal with security staff now agreeing to an improved pay offer.

According to The Guardian the rail strikes have cost bars, pubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK at least £1.5bn in December alone and – coupled with the cost-of-living crisis – will result in a “huge swathe of businesses and jobs lost”, industry bodies have warned.

TNU plans to update this story on this site over January if the disruption continues, and also via Twitter.

www.networkrail.co.uk/industrial-action

https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes

www.rmt.org.uk

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