Train and rail strikes will impact commuters in February and March, as both ASLEF and RMT union members walk out over pay.
The strikes by ASLEF will affect the services of 17 train companies.
Fresh industrial action and an overtime ban by drivers is likely to cause widespread disruption in an ongoing dispute over pay, the union said.
In some places, there may be no services at all on strike days, and services that are running will start later and finish much earlier than usual – typically running between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
Here is a full list of the services affected by strikes and overtime bans, and when.
Rail
Tuesday 30 January
Southeastern
Southern/Gatwick Express
GTR Thameslink
South Western Railway
SWR Island Line
Wednesday 31 January
Northern Trains
TransPennine Express
Friday 2 February
C2C
Greater Anglia
LNER
Saturday 3 February
Avanti West Coast
East Midlands Railway
West Midlands Trains
Monday 5 February
Chiltern
CossCountry
Great Western Railway
National Rail urges anyone hoping to travel on strike and overtime ban days to use its Journey Planner to keep an eye on how services will be affected.
London Overground
More than 300 union members will stage two 48-hour strikes after receiving a lower-than-inflation pay offer, the RMT said.
Security, station, revenue and control staff are among those taking industrial action.
The action will take place on the following dates
Monday 19 February
Tuesday 20 February
Monday 4 March
Tuesday 5 March
What has been said about the strikes?
The ASLEF union claims drivers have not had a pay rise since 2019.
General Secretary Mick Whelan said: “We have given the government every opportunity to come to the table but it is now a year since we had any contact from the Department for Transport. It’s clear they do not want to resolve this dispute.
“Many members have now not had a single penny increase in pay for half a decade, during which time inflation has soared and, with it, the cost of living. We didn’t ask for an increase during the pandemic, when we worked through lockdown, as key workers, risking our lives, to move goods around the country and enable NHS and other workers to get to work.”
He urged the government to “come to the table” to end the dispute.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “London Overground workers do an important job delivering services for TfL and supporting passengers on journeys throughout London.
“Our members are furious that they have been given a below inflation pay offer and want to see an improvement that represents the value they bring to the company.
“If this dispute cannot be resolved then RMT is more than prepared for a sustained period of industrial action to get London Overground workers the pay rise they deserve.”
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