Gloucestershire rail passengers will run out of train services during next week’s strikes. A map compiled by Network Rail shows that there will be no trains running in the county as a result of the three days of industrial action.
There will be some very limited services from Bristol Stations to Castle Cary for the Glastonbury Festival. The strikes are expected to cause a major disruption to travelers next week.
Network Rail has said half of Britain’s rail lines will be closed during next week’s strikes. Apart from Gloucestershire, no passenger trains will serve locations 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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There will also be no passenger trains running north from Glasgow or Edinburgh. Open lines include the main line of the west coast of London to Scotland via places such as Birmingham and Manchester.
Strike days 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 about 4,500, compared to the usual 20,000.
PHOTO BELOW: The map showing the expected impact of the railway strikes in June 2022.
A map showing train services in operation during next week’s strike (Image: Network Rail)
Network Rail, Maritime and Transport union members and 13 train operators are due to strike for three days next week in similar disputes over wages, jobs and pensions.
Lines will only be open between 7.30am and 6.30pm, meaning services will start later and end earlier than usual. Passengers “are required to travel” are asked to “plan ahead” to make sure they can complete their trips within that window, Network Rail said.
The last services from London to Scotland will leave in the early afternoon. Steve Montgomery, chair of the Rail Delivery Group, said: “These strikes will affect millions of people who use the train every day, including key workers, students with exams, and those who cannot home, summer vacationers and important attendees.business and leisure events.
“Working with Network Rail, our plan is to keep as many services running as possible, but a major disruption will be inevitable and some parts of the network will be out of service, so passengers should plan their trips carefully and check their train schedules “.
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Only about 12,000-14,000 services will be able to operate in the days following the strikes. This is because signalers and control personnel will not work night shifts that begin on strike dates.
This means that trains will not be able to leave the depots for several hours later than normal.
Network Rail CEO Andrew Haines said the strikes were scheduled to cause “maximum disruption”.
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