GWR warns Bristol Temple Meads passengers of ‘extreme disruption’
Great Western Railway[1] has warned passengers travelling on the rail network today that there will be “extremely reduced service” and disruption due to the ongoing industrial dispute with rail unions. Many services are reduced, with their last train at an earlier time.
Both Aslef and RMT trade unions are going on strike today over pay and conditions, with more days of strike action[2] and travel woes for passengers planned this month and in June. On these days, many parts of the GWR network will have no services at all.
With fewer services than usual, many of the trains that are running today are expected to be extremely busy. Passengers’ tickets to travel on GWR today have been made valid up to Tuesday, May 16, to help customers affected by the reduced services.
In a statement on the industrial action, GWR said: “Due to industrial action today, Saturday May 13, an extremely reduced service is operating on a limited number of routes. Some parts of the GWR network will have no service at all.”
An extremely limited service will operate today with a reduced operating window; services will start at 7am and must be completed by around 7pm.
A very limited service will run only on the following routes between:
- London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads, extending to Plymouth every other hour – Last train at 16.33 for Bristol. Last train to Plymouth at 14.32.
- London Paddington to Didcot Parkway (for connecting bus replacement services towards Oxford) – Last train at 18.31
- London Paddington to Cardiff – Last train at 16.29
- Gloucester to Swindon – Last train at 18.16
- London Paddington to Newbury – Last train at 18.06
- Plymouth to London Paddington – Last train at 12.10
- Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington – Last train at 18.30
- Didcot Parkway to London Paddington – Last train at 18.09
- Cardiff to London Paddington – Last train at 18.06
- Redhill to Reading – Last direct train at 17.00
- Reading to Redhill – Last train at 15.20
- Cardiff to Westbury (via Bristol Parkway) Last train at 16.24
- Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth – Last train at 16.45
- Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads – Last train at 16.10
- Exmouth to Paignton – Last train at 17.26
- Paignton to Exmouth – Last train at 17.14
You can check the status of your journey here.[4]
References
- ^ Great Western Railway (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
- ^ more days of strike action (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
- ^ Driver racks up almost £1,000 in Clean Air Zone fines in friend’s car without realising (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
- ^ here. (gwr.com)