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A series of train strike dates are planned throughout October over an ongoing dispute regarding jobs, pay, and working conditions.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) are all planning industrial action over the autumn period. It means that there will be significant delays and train cancellations throughout the month.
Passengers are being urged to travel only if necessary, with some train companies cutting services completely on strike days.
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So far, strikes are planned for four days in October. Service levels will depend on how many workers are striking with some days being targetted by more than one union.
October 1
Members of the RMT, Aslef, the TSSA and Unite will all walk out on Saturday, October 1. This will be the first time that the RMT and Aslef will s trike on the same day, which means only about 11 per cent of services will run, compared with about 20 per cent on previous strike days.
Trains will start later in the morning and finish earlier in the evening, and there will be no trains at all across large parts of the network. There will be no trains running between London and a number of other major UK cities – including Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Brighton and Norwich.
Avanti West Coast, Northern, CrossCountry, West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways have cancelled all of their services.
Passengers are also advised that there is likely to be some disruption in the early morning of Sunday, October 2, as workers return to duties.
October 5
Aslef members will also strike on October 5.
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