The latest set of strikes by rail workers is set to cause travel disruption for many passengers this weekend. People are being urged to only travel if necessary on Saturday due to the ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) will stage a co-ordinated walkout. A reduced timetable for tomorrow has been published, showing just 11% of rail services continuing its planned schedule, with some areas having no trains at all, including the London Overground.
Trains will start later in the morning and finish earlier in the evening, while large parts of the network will be completely train-free. This is likely to cause issues for people travelling in and around the capital as part of Sunday’s London Marathon, with disruption expected to continue into the early hours of the following morning.
