Strikes on British Trains.

[Kindlychap]

There is a nationwide strike by railway signallers from noon 21/7 to noon 22/7 and from noon 27/7 to noon 29/7.

 

Disruption should be expected on all days. Some operators will manage a small service. Others, including South West Trains, are advising passengers not to travel.

 

There are also other strikes, this time involving drivers, on SWT only on 28/7, 31/7, 11/8 and 14. and 31 and August 11 and 14. Again SWT advise people not to travel.

 

Hope this doesn't affect too many people.

[KarenR_UK]

Duplicate post

[KarenR_UK]

The stikes on 21-22 and 27-29th have been suspended:)

See http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/Aboutus/News/_21and22julystrikes.htm (if it is still available - I was writing about this on another thread and the news changed before I finished:) )

and http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/Aboutus/News/_aslef+driver+strikes.htm

 

Hopefully they won't be rescheduled:(

 

Karen

 

Trying to post again - the boards are playing up, so if there are 3 of these apologies!

[gratefulguy]

Thanks for taking time to warn us! (BTW,these boards are having a fit today).

It is very difficult to learn about these things over here, since we tend to get news focused only on what our guys are up to! I see that National Rail offers a link to "service bulletins", but earlier this week, there was no mention of strikes.

Hope this doesn't cause you big delays.

[JLC@SD]

The stikes on 21-22 and 27-29th have been suspended:)

See http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/Aboutus/News/_21and22julystrikes.htm (if it is still available - I was writing about this on another thread and the news changed before I finished:) )

and http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/Aboutus/News/_aslef+driver+strikes.htm

 

Hopefully they won't be rescheduled:(

 

Karen

 

Trying to post again - the boards are playing up, so if there are 3 of these apologies!

 

Are the Virgin Trains affected also.

[Kindlychap]

At present the National strikes by the signallers have been cancelled.

 

There is still, I believe, a threat to South West Trains, but clearly this will not affect Virgin services.

[KarenR_UK]

All the strikes mentioned above have now been suspended.

The first union has had a new offer so need to ballot its members on acceptance - hopefully this will mean this dispute is over.:)

The second had queries about the legality of the ballot for the strike - this probably means they will re-ballot and the strikes will be rescheduled:(

 

 

 

Karen