If trains are still running on strike days but you choose to cancel your journey, you may have to pay an administration fee. Watch for train change alerts in the TrainPal App. If the system does not confirm changes to your train journey, please contact our customer support for assistance wi...
1.3 million customers travelled on rail strike days*, with 15% of rail users switching to National Express Coach operator adds 7,500 extra seats during upcoming rail strikes 7-9 May National Express is to boost its capacity to meet demand during the upcoming rail strikes from 7-9 May with...
Five days of nationwide rail strikes have reportedly started in the UK, halting much of the country's rail system and leaving passengers on urban and intercity networks with only a skeletal service. Given that just 20% of trains were anticipated to run and that the regular operating hours ...
A separate strike also took place on the London Underground on Tuesday. There are warnings this could be just the start of a summer of strikes, with teachers and nurses also threatening industrial action out of similar grievances. National Highways, which operates and maintains strategic road netwo...
During strike days, some routes may still be possible to travel by coach. If there is a coach journey available on your route, you'll see it in the coach tab in the search results. Passenger Assistance If you want to book assistance for your journey, or you have already booked assistanc...
Every Sunday until 25 May, a reduced timetable will be in place on the strike days, with fewer services running during limited operating hours. But Avanti has warned that most of the Sunday strikes coincide with planned engineering works, meaning the timetables for each strike...
Planned rail strike in UK About 40,000 workers from 14 rail companies will strike for 8 days from December 13, 14, 16, 17 and from Christmas Eve to December 27, bringing Britain's rail network to a standstill, The Times of London reported on its website Tuesday. On 7 December, Maersk...
New UK Rail Strike Brings Train Services to a Crawl More The Associated Press Passengers stand on the concourse viewing the departures board at Waterloo station as union members take part in a fresh strike over jobs, pay and conditions, in London, Wednesday July 27, 2022. (James Manning/PA ...
Trains were only running from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm on strike days, with just 1 in 5 services expected to run. At London's Kings Cross station, Allan Smith, a 28-year-old web developer, said he had sympathy with the strikers, despite struggling to get to Heathrow airport. "I totally...
The UK looks likely to face its first national rail strike since the system’s privatisation after two rail trade unions announced plans for four days of strikes starting two days after Easter. The strike dates appear calculated to maximise the strike’s political embarrassment to the government,...