The Latest Breaking News from Great Western Railway

Are there train strikes this weekend? All the rail and bus walkout dates happening this summer

Industrial action is planned for rail and Tube networks in mid August

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Train strikes in Greater Manchester: Date, affected routes, station closures and more

Network Rail says around a fifth of services will run on the day and passengers are being warned to expect major disruption

Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022

TSSA members at seven train companies serve notice of August strikes

Strike action will be taken in Avanti West Coast, c2c, East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, LNER, and Southeastern.

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2022

Train strike sees Glastonbury Festival services more than halved

Great Western Railway and the festival’s official coach partner National Express have warned of disruption ahead of industrial action this week

Birmingham Post · Jun 20, 2022

Which rail services are still running during June train strike as RMT walks out

Disruption is expected with all train companies over Tuesday June 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 - even for the companies not on strike. Read on for how each service provider will be affected

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022

More than half of Glastonbury trains cancelled due to strike

Fans travelling to the festival are facing travel chaos due to rail walk-out with alternatives set to be packed

Bristol Post · Jun 20, 2022

When are rail strikes, are trains running and are there cancellations? - rail firms issue updates

Train operators have been updating the public with information on services ahead of next week’s rail strikes

Wales Online · Jun 17, 2022

Glastonbury Festival 2022: How to travel during the train strikes from London and the UK

Trains to Castle Cary will be disrupted due to the RMT strikes

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022

Great Western Railway train strike warning as map shows Bristol stations to 'close'

Severe disruption is expected as RMT strikes impact multiple lines

Bristol Post · Jun 15, 2022

FirstGroup rejects £1.2bn takeover bid from US equity firm

Operator of GWR and South Western Railways says proposal fails to reassure investors

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022