People are being warned to check before they travel this week due to two days of strikes on railways. The national union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) will strike on Wednesday, July 27, and train drivers’ union Aslef has announced its members will strike on Saturday, July 30.
All operators who run services in Wales say there will be disruption across the majority of services which won't be limited to strike days. While Transport for Wales isn't involved in either dispute its services will be affected – particularly on Wednesday, July 27 when the majority of services on the Wales and Borders network will be suspended. It has also warned there is also expected to be disruption on the days prior to and after the industrial action.
GWR say on strike days it will operate an extremely limited service between 7am and 6.30pm and last trains will leave much earlier. Due to the timing of the strike action, services after strike days will also be affected. Passengers are advised to find alternative ways to travel on these days and to only travel if absolutely necessary. The majority of train services will not operate and there will be no services on some routes.
