This week, two days of rail strikes are expected to take place, causing significant disruptions across the country.
Train drivers part of both Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will stage a walkout on Wednesday, February 1 and Friday, February 3 due to a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions.
On Wednesday, other industries will be facing strikes as teachers, university lecturers, civil servants, and bus drivers all stage a walkout on the same day, marking one of the biggest days of nationwide industrial actions in over a decade.
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RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "Our negotiations will continue with the rail operators to create a package on jobs, conditions and pay that can be offered to our members."
Aslef members voted in favour of a strike after rejecting a proposal. Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: ‘The proposal is not and could not ever be acceptable but we are willing to engage in further discussions within the process that we previously agreed.’
Here's a breakdown of how each operator will work throughout the strike days:
- Avanti West Coast: No trains will operate.
- c2c: Services will be unaffected.
- Caledonian Sleeper: Services will be unaffected.
- Chiltern Railways: No trains will operate.
- CrossCountry: No trains will operate.
- East Midlands Railway: No trains will operate.
- Elizabeth line: Services will be unaffected.
- Gatwick Express: No trains will operate.
- Grand Central: Services will be unaffected.
- Great Northern: No trains will operate.
- Great Western Railway: An extremely limited service will operate between 7.30am and 7.30pm. The only routes served by trains will be: Between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; between Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff; between Reading and Basingstoke, Oxford and Redhill; between Swindon and Westbury; between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth and Paignton; between Plymouth and Gunnislake; and between Penzance and St Ives.
- Greater Anglia: A very limited service will operate with one train per hour in each direction between London Liverpool Street and each of Norwich, Colchester, Cambridge and Southend Victoria. Services will start from 8am and finish earlier than usual. No other routes will be served by trains.
- Heathrow Express: No trains will operate.
- Hull Trains: Services will be unaffected.
- London North Eastern Railway: An extremely limited timetable will operate. It will run just five trains in each direction between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh, with a handful of other services.
- London Northwestern Railway: No trains will operate.
- London Overground: Services will be unaffected.
- Lumo: Services will be unaffected.
- Merseyrail: Services will be unaffected.
- Northern: No trains will operate.
- ScotRail: Services will be unaffected.
- South Western Railway: The operator intends to run a full service on the mainland but there will be no trains on the Isle of Wight.
- Southeastern: No trains will operate.
- Southern: No trains will operate.
- Stansted Express: One train per hour will run in each direction between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport.
- Thameslink: No trains will operate.
- TransPennine Express: No trains will operate.
- Transport for Wales: Services will be unaffected.
- West Midlands Railway: No trains will operate.
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