Some parts of the country will have no train services during the next strike by thousands of rail workers, passengers are being warned. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at train companies across England, and Network Rail, will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday July 27 in the bitter row over pay, jobs and conditions.
The strike will affect passengers travelling for holidays or attending events such as the women’s Euro 2022 semi-final on July 27, and the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games the following day. Network Rail (NR) said a “very limited” timetable will be available across the country on the strike day, with around 20% of services running and some parts of the country with no rail services.
Special timetables will be published this Saturday but NR said trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, and it told passengers to expect disruption and only travel if necessary. It will be the fourth day of RMT strikes, which NR said will again bring “unnecessary and entirely avoidable” disruption for passengers.
