Rail strikes: industrial action means a ‘very limited timetable’ on Wednesday
Britain’s railways will grind to a halt on Wednesday in the latest round of strikes.
More than 40,000 rail workers belonging to the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking part in a further day of nationwide strike action, following three days of strikes in June.
RMT members at more than a dozen train companies and at Network Rail will strike for 24 hours, affecting the rail network across England, Scotland and Wales, while parts of London’s transport network will also be disrupted.
What Network Rail calls a “very limited timetable” will be in place, as only about a fifth of rail services will be running, while some parts of the country will have no service at all.
Which lines will be affected and how?
Workers at 14 train operating companies are involved in the strike, meaning that vast parts of Britain’s rail network will be affected.
Along with Network Rail, the companies involved in the RMT strikes are: Avanti West Coast; c2c; Chiltern Railways; CrossCountry; East Midlands Railway; Great Western Railway; Greater Anglia; GTR (including Gatwick Express); LNER; Northern; Southeastern; South Western Railway; TransPennine Express and West Midlands Trains.
Trains running on the day will start later than usual at 7.30am and finish much earlier at 6.30pm.
Commuters in and around the capital will also be affected because Transport for London (TfL) uses some sections of track that come under Network Rail’s jurisdiction.
TfL has already warned its customers that it is expecting disruption on the new Elizabeth line and the London Overground network, both of which will see reduced services, as well as on parts of the District and Bakerloo tube lines.
Disruption is expected to continue across the entire rail network into Thursday
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