Rail strikes grind Britain to a halt: Maps show where Aslef and RMT …

Rail strikes grind Britain to a halt: Maps show where Aslef and RMT action will cripple commuters from today with Tube walkout bringing London to a standstill for three days

Aslef strike will affect services at 16 train operators across England tomorrow
RMT walkout will affect London Underground tomorrow, Thursday and Friday

Published: 07:57, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 09:38, 3 October 2023

Rail passengers across Britain face further strike misery over the coming days as two unions take industrial action that will leave parts of the UK with no services.

Workers belonging to train drivers’ union Aslef at 16 train operators will walk out tomorrow – Wednesday, October 4. Aslef is also carry out an overtime ban this week that began on Monday, October 2 and will finish on Friday, October 6.

Operators affected by Aslef’s action are Avanti West Coast, c2c, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Heathrow Express, Island Line, LNER, London ^[2] Northwestern Railway, Northern, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Southern, Stansted Express, Thameslink, TransPennine Express and West Midlands Railway.

The Rail Delivery Group warned operators will try to run as many trains as possible but there will be wide regional variations, with some running no services at all.

Services on some lines could be hit this evening on Tuesday, October 3 and the morning of Thursday, October 5 because rolling stock will be in the wrong depots. It follows an Aslef strike last Saturday ^[3] which had a major impact on UK services.

Separately, members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT ^[4]) will walk out on the London Underground ^[5] both tomorrow (October 4) and this Friday, October 6.

Most Tube services will not run on both days, with disruption expected into the mornings of Thursday, October 5 and Saturday, October 7 as the network recovers.

UKHospitality estimates strike disruption over the past year has cost the industry £3.5billion in lost sales – a figure which it said will rise further due to extra strikes.

As the long-running rail dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues to impact passengers, MailOnline has looked at how the next strikes will affect your journey.

AVANTI WEST COAST

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service expected
Wednesday, October 4 – No service due to strike action
Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable post-strike
Friday, October 6 – Normal service expected
Saturday, October 7 – Normal service expected

Avanti West Coast has no trains running on Friday and a heavily reduced service on Saturday operating between 7am and 7pm only

c2c

Tuesday, October 3 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
Wednesday, October 4 – No c2c trains all day due to strike action
Thursday, October 5 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
Friday, October 6 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
Saturday, October 7 – Engineering works

C2C - Friday will see its usual timetable. There will be no major impact on Saturday but all services will run to/from London Fenchurch Street and will not call at London Liverpool Street or Stratford

CALEDONIAN SLEEPER

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service expected
Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service expected
Thursday, October 5 – Normal service expected
Friday, October 6 – Normal service expected
Saturday, October 7 – No service as normal
Sunday, October 8 – Fort William to Euston service will not call at Glasgow Queen Street. Passengers will alight at Dalmuir and travel to Glasgow by road replacement service.

CHILTERN RAILWAYS

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
Wednesday, October 4 – No trains
Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
Saturday, October 7 – Pre-planned engineering works affecting all services that would normally go to or from Aylesbury. Separately, no Chiltern Railways services will call at South Ruislip station until after 8am

Chiltern Railways will have no trains on Friday. On Saturday, no trains will run north of Banbury. Services that do run will be limited to one train per hour in both directions between London Marylebone and each of Banbury, Oxford and Aylesbury via Amersham, and only between around 9am and 9pm

CROSSCOUNTRY

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended service
Wednesday, October 4 – No service
Thursday, October 5 – Amended service
Friday, October 6 – Amended service

Cross Country will have no trains on Friday. On Saturday, no direct services will run to or from Birmingham New Street and locations such as Aberdeen, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow, Nottingham and Stansted Airport. Services that do run will only operate between 7am and 7pm.

DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
Wednesday, October 4 – No service
Thursday, October 5 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
Friday, October 6 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations

East Midlands Railway has no trains running on Friday. On Saturday, services will run between 7am and 7pm. They will be limited to just one train per hour in each direction between London St Pancras and each of Nottingham, Sheffield and Corby, as well as a handful of regional routes such as between Derby and Matlock. East Midlands Railway has no trains running on Friday. On Saturday, services will run between 7am and 7pm. They will be limited to just one train per hour in each direction between London St Pancras and each of Nottingham, Sheffield and Corby, as well as a handful of regional routes such as between Derby and Matlock.

ELIZABETH LINE

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

The Elizabeth Line will have its usual timetable on Friday. On Saturday, the Elizabeth line is not involved in the industrial dispute with the RMT but there will be some alterations to its services. These include no trains between Maidenhead and Reading before 7am or after 7pm

EUROSTAR

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

GATWICK ^[6] EXPRESS

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable using Southern services
Wednesday, October 4 – No service. A limited Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only.
Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable using Southern services
Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable using Southern services

GRAND CENTRAL

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

Grand Central will have its usual timetable on Friday. On Saturday, Grand Central is not involved in the industrial dispute with the RMT but there will be minor alterations to its services

GREAT NORTHERN

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Wednesday, October 4 – No service
Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Amended timetable (*) is as follows

London King’s Cross and King’s Lynn – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only
London King’s Cross and Peterborough – one train per hour during peak time only
Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City – two trains per hour
Moorgate and Stevenage – two trains per hour
London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour
London King’s Cross and Letchworth – one train per hour during peak time only

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled due to engineering work
Wednesday, October 4 – Very limited service between 7am and 6.30pm between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; Reading and Oxford; Reading and Basingstoke; Reading and Redhill (AM/PM peak only); Reading and Newbury (AM/PM peak only); Westbury and Swindon (AM/PM peak only); Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple; Exeter and Exmouth; Plymouth and Gunnislake; and Penzance and St Ives
Thursday, October 5 – Normal service with some changes to first services. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled

Great Western Railway will see a limited service on Friday and Saturday between 7.30am and 6.30pm only

GREATER ANGLIA

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable
Wednesday, October 4 – Limited service between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London, Cambridge and London, and Stansted Airport and London. Other routes will have no services
Thursday, October 5 – First services start later
Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable

Great Anglia will see a reduced service on Friday that will run only between London Liverpool Street and each of Cambridge, Norwich, Southend and Stansted Airport. On Saturday, trains will run between 7am and 11pm. Some routes will have a reduced frequency, but most will have a normal or near normal service. Great Anglia will see a reduced service on Friday that will run only between London Liverpool Street and each of Cambridge, Norwich, Southend and Stansted Airport. On Saturday, trains will run between 7am and 11pm. Some routes will have a reduced frequency, but most will have a normal or near normal service.

HEATHROW EXPRESS

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
Wednesday, October 4 – Reduced service. First train departs London Paddington at 7.25am and then every 30 minutes until 6.25pm. First train departs Heathrow Terminal 5 at 7.57am and then every 30 minutes until 6.57pm. First train departs Heathrow Central at 8.02am and then every 30 minutes until 7.02pm.
Thursday, October 5 – Normal service
Friday, October 6 – Normal service

HULL TRAINS

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

ISLAND LINE

Tuesday, October 3 – Hourly service
Wednesday, October 4 – No service
Thursday, October 5 – Hourly service
Friday, October 6 – Hourly service

LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (LNER)

Tuesday, October 3 – Slightly amended timetable
Wednesday, October 4 – Extremely limited timetable with approximately one train every two hours in either direction.
Thursday, October 5 – Slightly amended timetable

LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY

Tuesday, October 3 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
Wednesday, October 4 – No services
Thursday, October 5 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
Friday, October 6 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey

London Northwestern Railway will have no trains running Friday. On Saturday, a limited service will run and only between 7am and 7pm. The only open routes will be between Birmingham New Street and each of London Euston, Birmingham International and Liverpool Lime Street.

LONDON OVERGROUND

Tuesday, October 3 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Wednesday, October 4 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Thursday, October 5 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Friday, October 6 – Normal service
Saturday, October 7 – Normal service

LONDON UNDERGROUND

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service on all lines
Wednesday, October 4 – Strike day. Transport for London (TfL) says ‘most Tube services will be severely impacted or will not run on either day’. Any Tube services that we are able to run will start at 7am. These services will finish early, by 5.30pm
Thursday, October 5 – Disruption expected into the morning until at least 8am as the network recovers. Thereafter, a normal service on all lines
Friday, October 6 – Strike day. Transport for London (TfL) says ‘most Tube services will be severely impacted or will not run on either day’. Any Tube services that we are able to run will start at 7am. These services will finish early, by 5.30pm. No Night Tube.
Saturday, October 7 – Disruption expected into the morning until at least 8am as the network recovers. Thereafter, a normal service on all lines, apart from the Metropolitan line, on which there will be no service between Wembley Park and Amersham / Chesham / Uxbridge / Watford. Chiltern Railways services will not run between Marylebone and Amersham. Replacement buses operate, but will not serve Preston Road, Northwick Park or stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. Also on the Piccadilly line, no service between South Harrow and Uxbridge. Replacement buses will not operate.

LUMO

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service
Thursday, October 5 – Normal service
Friday, October 6 – Normal service

MERSEYRAIL

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

NORTHERN

Tuesday, October 3 – Possible disruption
Wednesday, October 4 – No Northern services
Thursday, October 5 – Possible disruption
Friday, October 6 – Possible disruption
Saturday, October 7 – Normal service
Sunday, October 8 – Normal service

Norther Rail will have no trains running on Friday and a reduced service on Saturday and only between 8am and 5pm

SCOTRAIL

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service
Thursday, October 5 – Normal service
Friday, October 6 – Normal service

SOUTHEASTERN

Tuesday, October 3 – Full service
Wednesday, October 4 – No trains
Thursday, October 5 – Full service
Friday, October 6 – Full service

SOUTHERN

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Wednesday, October 4 – No service
Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Amended timetable (*) is as follows

Services to / from London Victoria:

Brighton – two trains per hour
Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
Portsmouth / Bognor Regis – one train per hour
Littlehampton (via Hove) – one train per hour
East Grinstead – two trains per hour
Dorking – one train per hour
Horsham – one train per hour
West Croydon – two trains per hour
Epsom Downs – two trains per hour
London Bridge – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Bridge

Caterham – two trains per hour
East Croydon via Tulse Hill and Selhurst – two trains per hour
Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour during peak times only
London Victoria via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour
Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)

Uckfield Line

London Bridge – Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)
Oxted and Uckfield – one train per hour

East Coastway

Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour

West Coastway

Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
Brighton and Littlehampton / Southampton Central – one train per hour
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton – one train per hour
Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour

Reigate and Tonbridge – one train per hour

Purley and Tattenham corner – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only

Clapham Junction and Watford Junction – one train per hour, with one morning and one evening service extended to Hemel Hempstead

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

Tuesday, October 3 – Small number of cancellations
Wednesday, October 4 – Extremely limited service between London Waterloo and Woking – 4tph peak, 2tph off-peak; Waterloo and Guildford via Woking – 1tph; Waterloo and Basingstoke – 1tph; Waterloo and Feltham – 2tph; Basingstoke and Salisbury – 1tph. The rest of the network will be closed
Thursday, October 5 – Small number of cancellations
Friday, October 6 – Small number of cancellations

STANSTED EXPRESS

Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
Wednesday, October 4 – Reduced service frequency. First train from London is 4.40am. Last train is 11.25pm. First train from Stansted Airport is 5.43am. Last train is 11.45pm. One train per hour
Thursday, October 5 – First services may start later
Friday, October 6 – Normal service

STANSTED EXPRESS - Friday: Frequencies will be halved to one train per hour in each direction. Saturday: Frequencies will be halved to one per hour in each direction, and trains will start later and finish earlier than normal.

THAMESLINK

Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Wednesday, October 4 – No service
Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Amended timetable (for days marked*) is as follows

Peterborough and Horsham – one train per hour
Cambridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
Bedford and Brighton – two trains per hour
London Bridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
Sutton and St Albans via Wimbledon – two trains per hour
Sutton and St Albans via Mitcham Eastfields – two trains per hour
Rainham and Luton – one train per hour
Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars – two trains per hour (one train in each peak will be extended to / from Welwyn Garden City)

TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS

Tuesday, October 3 – Disruption expected
Wednesday, October 4 – No services
Thursday, October 5 – Disruption expected
Friday, October 6 – Disruption expected
Saturday, October 7 – Normal service

TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS - Friday : No trains. Saturday : A reduced timetable will operate and only between Liverpool Lime Street and each of Huddersfield, Preston and Sheffield, and between Sheffield and Cleethorpes.

TRANSPORT FOR WALES

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

TRANSPORT FOR WALES: Almost the entire Transport for Wales network (shown above) will be closed during the strike day

WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY

Tuesday, October 3 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
Wednesday, October 4 – No services
Thursday, October 5 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
Friday, October 6 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY - Friday : No trains. Saturday : A limited service will run and only between 7am and 7pm. The only open routes will be between Birmingham New Street and each of Wolverhampton, Rugeley Trent Valley and Lichfield Trent Valley; between Kidderminster and Whitlocks End/Dorridge; and between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town. WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY - Friday : No trains. Saturday : A limited service will run and only between 7am and 7pm. The only open routes will be between Birmingham New Street and each of Wolverhampton, Rugeley Trent Valley and Lichfield Trent Valley; between Kidderminster and Whitlocks End/Dorridge; and between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town.

References

^{^} Mark Duell (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^{^} London (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^{^} Aslef strike last Saturday (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^{^} RMT (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^{^} London Underground (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^{^} GATWICK (www.dailymail.co.uk)