With each strike day, late services the night before and early services the next day may also be affected. If you plan to travel the day before or after a strike, we recommend you check your entire journey before you travel.
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Often, disruption isn't just on the day of a strike. There is usually also an impact on services in the afternoon and evening on the day before each strike, as well as on the morning of the day after. This is because trains and drivers are out of their planned positions as a result of the strikes.
Generally, if your train is cancelled or rescheduled, you are entitled to a full refund from the firm you were due to travel with for any ticket type, including advance tickets (see how to claim your money back). This includes where the train is cancelled due to strike action.
Each strike will start at midnight and last 24 hours, although services in the “intermediary days” will be severely disrupted as staff will not have begun night shifts and trains will be out of position on the network. Who is striking?
Only the nation's freight rail lines face a pending strike, but commuters would likely be affected, too. Many commuter trains travel on tracks maintained and operated by the freight railroads and passenger railroads expect they'll have to shut down their operations once the freight strike starts.
Why are rail workers striking? Unions say they want a pay offer reflecting the rising cost of living. But the rail industry is under pressure to save money, after the pandemic left a hole in its finances. The industry says changes to ways of working need to be agreed in order for pay to go up.
When is the next train strike? The RMT will strike again on Saturday 29 July. National Rail said: “This is likely to result in little or no services across large areas of the network.
Generally, if your train is cancelled or rescheduled, you are entitled to a full refund from the firm you were due to travel with for any ticket type, including advance tickets (see how to claim your money back). This includes where the train is cancelled due to strike action.