Railway passengers in Gloucestershire will be left without train services during the strikes next week. A map prepared by Network Rail shows that no trains will run in the county as a result of the three days of industrial action.
There will be some very limited services that will run from Bristol stations to Castle Cary for the Glastonbury Festival. The strikes are expected to cause major disruption to passengers next week.
Network Rail said half of Britain’s railways would be closed during strikes next week. Apart from Gloucestershire, there are no passenger trains to serve places such as Penzance in Cornwall, Bournemouth in Dorset, Swansea in South Wales, Holyhead in North Wales, Chester in Cheshire and Blackpool, Lancashire.
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In addition, there will be no passenger trains running north of Glasgow or Edinburgh. Open lines include the main West Coast line from London to Scotland via places such as Birmingham and Manchester.
The days of the strike are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday next week (June 21, 23 and 25). The number of passenger services these days is expected to be limited to around 4,500, compared to the usual 20,000.
BELOW THE PHOTO: The map showing the expected impact of the railway strikes in June 2022.
Map showing train services running during next week’s strikes (Image: Network Rail)
Members of the Rail Rail, Maritime and Transport Union and 13 train operators have to strike for three days next week in similar disputes over wages, jobs and pensions.
The lines will only be open between 7.30 am and 6.30 pm, which means that the services will start later and end earlier than usual. Passengers “who have to travel” are urged to “plan ahead” to ensure they can complete their journeys within that window, Network Rail said.
The last flights from London to Scotland will leave in the early afternoon. Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, said: “These strikes will affect the millions of people who use the train every day, including key workers, students with exams, those who can’t work from home, holidaymakers and those who attend important business and entertainment events.
“When working with Network Rail, our plan is to maintain as many services as possible, but significant disruptions will be inevitable and some parts of the network will be out of service, so passengers should plan their trips carefully and check train times.”
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Only about 12,000-14,000 services will be able to operate in the days after the strikes. This is because the alarms and control staff will not work night shifts that start on strike dates.
This means that trains will not be able to leave landfills a few hours later than normal.
Network Rail CEO Andrew Haynes said the strikes were scheduled to cause “maximum disruption”.
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