First and last Greater Anglia train changes due to strike action this …
Rail users are being encouraged to check before they travel as the Greater Anglia train schedule is heavily affected by upcoming industrial action this weekend (September 1 and 2).
Industrial action by members of the ASLEF union is to result on September 1 in a heavily reduced train service on core routes, generally starting much later than normal and finishing earlier. On September 2, action short of a strike is taking place with ASLEF, alongside RMT.
Trains will run on most routes between 07:00 – 23:00, with some routes closed. Engineering work is also taking place on our network. The impact on services is expected to be as follows.
Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia’s managing director, said: "With industrial action taking place on Saturday 2 September, there will be some alterations and cancellations across our network, plus some routes where no trains will run at all, while on 1 September it is expected that trains only will operate on four routes, with no services at all on the rest of the network.
"We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by these service alterations and advise customers to plan ahead and check before they travel."
September 1 Greater Anglia train plan:
Trains will operate on the following routes only:
Cambridge – London Liverpool Street: approx. every two hours
Departure from…
First train
Last train
London
09.58
18.58
Cambridge
08.20
17.20
Norwich – London Liverpool Street: hourly
Departure from…
First train
Last train
London
10.30
21.30
Norwich
08.00
19.00
Stansted Airport – London Liverpool Street: hourly
Departure from…
First train
Last train
London
04.40
23.25
Stansted Airport
05.43
23.45
Colchester – London Liverpool Street: hourly
Departure from…
First train
Last train
London
10.00
22.00
Colchester
08.13
20.13
Southend Victoria – London Liverpool Street: hourly
Departure from…
First train
Last train
London
09.47
23.45
Southend Victoria
08.13
22.00
September 2 Greater Anglia train plan:
Trains will be running across the company’s network between 07:00 and 23:00, with many routes having a normal or near normal service between those hours. Some routes will have a reduced frequency and certain routes will see no services at all.
The following services will not run:
- Ipswich – Felixstowe
- Colchester – Walton-on-the-Naze via Colchester Town
- Marks Tey – Sudbury
- Manningtree – Harwich Town
Passengers should be aware that our routes will run at the following frequency:
- Braintree - London Liverpool Street: hourly
- Cambridge/Cambridge North – London Liverpool Street: hourly
- Clacton-on-Sea - London Liverpool Street: hourly
- Colchester Town - Colchester: every 35 minutes
- Ipswich - London Liverpool Street: hourly
- Southend Victoria - London Liverpool Street: every 20 minutes
- Stansted Airport - London Liverpool Street: every 30 minutes
- Ipswich - Lowestoft: two hourly
- Bury St Edmunds - Cambridge: hourly
- Bury St Edmunds - Peterborough: two hourly
- Norwich - Great Yarmouth: hourly
- Norwich - Lowestoft: hourly
- Norwich - Sheringham: hourly
- Norwich - Stansted Airport: hourly
- Wickford – Southminster: every 80 minutes]
Ipswich Town v Cardiff City:
Supporters visiting Portman Road are advised to check before they travel due to industrial action and engineering work taking place on our network.
Due to track and overhead line work being carried out on our network, a rail replacement service will replace trains all weekend:
- between Norwich and Ipswich (direct bus: 90 minutes / all-stations bus: two hours)
- between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds
A summary of the service patterns for each route on affected dates is available on either National Rail Enquiries or www.greateranglia.co.uk[2]. Some services are also affected by engineering works.
Engineering work on September 2 and 3:
Due to track and overhead line work being carried out on our network, a rail replacement service will replace trains all weekend:
- between Norwich and Ipswich (direct bus: 90 minutes / all-stations bus: two hours)
- between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds
On all days affected by industrial action, there is a risk of short-notice service alterations or cancellations. Services on the days after strike days also start slightly later than normal.
Other train operators are also affected by both sets of industrial action.
Passenger assistance arrangements will be available as usual on all days, but anyone requiring assistance should plan their journey and book assistance in advance if possible.
References
- ^ Parents fear 'chaotic' traffic outside Essex school is 'accident waiting to happen' (www.essexlive.news)
- ^ www.greateranglia.co.uk (tracking.vuelio.co.uk)