Rail workers will stage nationwide strikes and bus and Underground staff will hold stoppages in London, among other disruptions
A view of trains on the platform at Waterloo Station as a station worker stands nearby, on the first day of national rail strike in London on June 21 2022. File Picture: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Trains across the UK will be cancelled on Thursday and Saturday amid strikes by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, affecting 14 train operating companies and state-controlled track and stations owner Network Rail. The same two days will see walkouts by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association at seven train operators.
A Network Rail spokesperson said there would be no trains at all across half the UK system on Thursday and Saturday, slightly less disruptive than during strikes in July amid improved availability of staff in Scotland. On the remainder of the network, services will be reduced to only a fifth of the usual timetable.Thursday will also see a reduced service on the London Overground, Elizabeth Line and some London Underground subway routes.
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