British holidaymakers have received an urgent warning ahead of expected travel disruptions later on in the week.
More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies are planning on striking in England over unresolved disputes relating to pay, jobs, and working conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will stage a walkout on Wednesday, July 27 and will likely cripple rail services across the UK.
To add onto the disruption, the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has also announced its members at Avanti West Coast will be going on strike the same day. National Rail has warned that all train operations will likely be affected on July 27, regardless of whether they have a dispute with RMT or not, the Liverpool Echo reports.
The companies affected by the RMT strikes are: Network Rail, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway, c2c, Great Western Railway, Northern Trains, South Eastern, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains and GTR (including Gatwick Express).
TUI has warned passengers to plan their journeys ahead and find alternative travel arrangements to the airport this week. It said: "We’d like to remind customers of a planned national train strike on Wednesday, July 27 which is likely to affect services into airports across the country throughout the day and into Thursday, July 28.
"If you are heading on holiday on either of these days please plan ahead and make alternative plans to get to your departure airport if necessary. We’d also recommend allowing extra time for your journey."
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