Days of rail hell begins for commuters as prepare workers go on strike for forty sixth time with extra walkouts and extra time bans due this week
Commuters are facing a week of travel chaos as disgruntled prepare workers began their forty sixth strike at this time amid their bitter, long-running disputes over pay, jobs and dealing situations.
Members of the Aslef union at 16 prepare operators in England launched a recent strike at this time and can achieve this once more on Wednesday, coinciding with the annual convention of the Conservative Party in Manchester.
Many components of the nation could have no companies on strike days because the union represents prepare drivers. Those who do run will begin later and end sooner than common.
Aslef drivers additionally banned extra time on Friday and can refuse to work relaxation days once more subsequent week, from October 2 to six, which is anticipated to trigger additional disruption.
In a separate wave of journey distress inflicted on beleaguered Brits, members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on London Underground will even strike on October 4 and 6 in a row over jobs and situations.
The RMT has staged walk-outs on 33 days within the present wave of nationwide strikes, whereas Aslef has taken motion on 13 earlier events. Meaning there was a complete of 46 strikes within the final 15 months.
Practice passengers look fed up as they wait at Victoria Station in London as Britain was hit with extra rail strikes at this time
In stark distinction, Aslef members regarded cheery on the picket traces as they joined basic secretary Mick Whelan (C) in posing subsequent to a cardboard cutout of Transport Secretary Mark Harper, dressed as The place’s Wally, as they accuse him of dodging talks
A passenger appears up at a departure board at an empty Paddington Station this morning. Practice cancellations might be seen on the board
Rail passengers search assist from members of workers at Victoria Station in London amid journey chaos
A passenger tries to sleep on a bench at King’s Cross station which is sort of empty throughout strike motion
Since June 2022, nationwide rail strikes and different industrial motion has plagued Britain, with hundreds of thousands of passengers compelled to make different journey plans.
Right now, pissed off rail passengers have been seen sitting round ready for restricted companies, whereas others stared up at cancelled trains on departure boards.
In stark distinction, Aslef members regarded cheery on the picket traces as they joined basic secretary Mick Whelan in posing subsequent to a cardboard cutout of Transport Secretary Mark Harper, dressed as The place’s Wally, as they accuse him of dodging talks.
Right now, the Transport Secretary mentioned prepare drivers have been participating in a ‘political strike’ aimed toward disrupting the Conservative Social gathering convention.
The strikes at this time and Wednesday coincides with the beginning and finish of the annual autumn Tory convention in Manchester which is working from October 1-4.
Mark Harper advised Sky Information: ‘The strike this weekend, folks can see that it’s timed to coincide with the Conservative Social gathering convention, so it is extremely a lot a political strike known as by the final secretary of Aslef, who sits on the Labour Social gathering’s nationwide government committee.’
Individually, he mentioned: ‘We have focused the Tory Social gathering convention, the beginning date and the end date of it, not for political causes however for industrial causes.
‘To say to Mr Harper: we’ve not seen you since final December.
‘The place’s Harper? The place’s Wally? That is the theme at this time.’
Transport Secretary Mark Harper (pictured) mentioned prepare drivers have been participating in a ‘political strike’ aimed toward disrupting the Conservative Social gathering convention
AVANTI WEST COAST. Thursday, September 28 – Regular service anticipated Friday, September 29 – Companies anticipated to be busy Saturday, September 30 – No service resulting from strike motion Sunday, October 1 – Amended timetable resulting from engineering work Monday, October 2 – Regular service anticipated Tuesday, October 3 – Regular service anticipated Wednesday, October 4 – No service resulting from strike motion Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable post-strike Friday, October 6 – Regular service anticipated.
c2c. Thursday, September 28 – Engineering works between Stanford-le-Hope and Pitsea after 10.30pm Friday, September 29 – Diminished peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and final trains unaffected Saturday, September 30 – No c2c trains all day resulting from strike motion Sunday, October 1 – Engineering works Monday, October 2 – Diminished peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and final trains unaffected Tuesday, October 3 – Diminished peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and final trains unaffected Wednesday, October 4 – No c2c trains all day resulting from strike motion Thursday, October 5 – Diminished peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and final trains unaffected Friday, October 6 – Diminished peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and final trains unaffected Saturday, October 7 – Engineering works.
And in an announcement from the union, Mr Whelan added: ‘Those that have, falsely, accused us of concentrating on occasions previously, to cover their very own shortcomings, and dangerous religion, have impressed us to take motion on lately (through the Tory Social gathering convention).’
He mentioned Aslef members are ‘in it for the lengthy haul’ and that industrial motion ‘is not a couple of basic secretary or a union government committee’.
‘It is about our members,’ Mr Whelan mentioned.
‘We’ll carry on putting to make the voice of our members heard.’
The Conservative Cupboard minister mentioned he had put a ‘truthful and affordable’ pay provide, together with ‘important’ rail reforms, to Aslef throughout pay negotiations.
He continued: ‘A mean wage of a prepare driver at this time is £60,000 for a 35 hour, 4 day week. The pay provide that’s on the desk, if it was accepted, would take that to a £65,000 a 12 months wage for a 4 day, 35 hour week – I feel most individuals would suppose that’s fairly affordable.
‘My message is to the union: put the provide to your members and see whether or not they settle for it or not. And cease disrupting most people and truly placing folks off utilizing trains, which isn’t within the long-term pursuits of the rail business or their members.’
Operators affected by Aslef’s motion are Avanti West Coast, c2c, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Gatwick Categorical, Nice Northern, Nice Western Railway, Higher Anglia, Heathrow Categorical, Island Line, LNER, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Southern, Stansted Categorical, Thameslink, TransPennine Categorical and West Midlands Railway.
Operators warning of no rail companies embody Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Northern, Southeastern and Transpennine Categorical.
CHILTERN RAILWAYS. Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable with busier companies. Final trains sooner than common Saturday, September 30 – No trains Sunday, October 1 – Amended timetable with busier companies Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable with busier companies. Final trains sooner than common Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable with busier companies. Final trains sooner than common Wednesday, October 4 – No trains Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable with busier companies. Final trains sooner than common Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable with busier companies. Final trains sooner than common.
EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY. Friday, September 29 – Regular timetable however with attainable short-notice alterations Saturday, September 30 – No service Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Regular timetable however with attainable short-notice alterations Tuesday, October 3 – Regular timetable however with attainable short-notice alterations Wednesday, October 4 – No service Thursday, October 5 – Regular timetable however with attainable short-notice alterations Friday, October 6 – Regular timetable however with attainable short-notice alterations.
GATWICK EXPRESS. Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable utilizing Southern companies Saturday, September 30 – No service. A restricted Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria solely. Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable utilizing Southern companies Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable utilizing Southern companies Wednesday, October 4 – No service. A restricted Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria solely. Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable utilizing Southern companies Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable utilizing Southern companies.
GREAT NORTHERN. Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable as under (*) Saturday, September 30 – No service Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable as under (*) Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as under (*) Wednesday, October 4 – No service Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as under (*) Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as under (*) Amended timetable (*) is as follows London King’s Cross and King’s Lynn – one prepare per hour, with two trains per hour throughout peak occasions solely London King’s Cross and Peterborough – one prepare per hour throughout peak time solely Moorgate and Welwyn Backyard Metropolis – two trains per hour Moorgate and Stevenage – two trains per hour London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one prepare per hour London King’s Cross and Letchworth – one prepare per hour throughout peak time solely.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Friday, September 29 – Regular service. Evening Riviera Sleeper is cancelled Saturday, September 30 – Very restricted service between 7am and 6.30pm between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; Paddington and Oxford; Studying and Basingstoke; Westbury and Swindon (AM/PM peak solely); Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple; Plymouth and Gunnislake; and Penzance and St Ives Sunday, October 1 – Regular service with some adjustments to first companies. Evening Riviera Sleeper is cancelled Monday, October 2 – Regular service Tuesday, October 3 – Regular service. Evening Riviera Sleeper is cancelled resulting from engineering work Wednesday, October 4 – Very restricted service between 7am and 6.30pm between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; Studying and Oxford; Studying and Basingstoke; Studying and Redhill (AM/PM peak solely); Studying and Newbury (AM/PM peak solely); Westbury and Swindon (AM/PM peak solely); Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple; Exeter and Exmouth; Plymouth and Gunnislake; and Penzance and St Ives Thursday, October 5 – Regular service with some adjustments to first companies. Evening Riviera Sleeper is cancelled.
GREATER ANGLIA. Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable Saturday, September 30 – Restricted service between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London and Stansted Airport and London. Different routes could have no companies. Buses exchange trains between Ipswich and London resulting from engineering works Sunday, October 1 – First companies begin later Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable Wednesday, October 4 – Restricted service between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London, Cambridge and London, and Stansted Airport and London. Different routes could have no companies Thursday, October 5 – First companies begin later Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable.
The Aslef union mentioned prepare corporations have all the time didn’t make use of sufficient drivers to offer a correct service.
Mick Whelan advised the PA information company that the Authorities was stopping a settlement to the year-long dispute.
He mentioned: ‘Our members haven’t had a pay rise for 4 years – since 2019 – and that is not proper when costs have soared in that point.
‘Practice drivers, completely fairly, need to have the ability to purchase now what they might purchase 4 years in the past.’
He accused the Transport Secretary of ‘hiding’, saying the 2 had not met since final December regardless of a sequence of strikes this 12 months which have prompted enormous disruption.
‘He holds the purse strings. The prepare working corporations have advised us they can’t act with out his say-so. He is the puppet grasp, however he is in hiding.’
A spokesperson for Rail Supply Group mentioned: ‘Our provide to Aslef would take common driver salaries to £65,000 for a four-day week – that is greater than double the typical UK wage and plenty of drivers high up their revenue additional by working extra time.
HEATHROW EXPRESS. Thursday, September 28 – Regular service Friday, September 29 – Regular service Saturday, September 30 – Diminished service. First prepare departs London Paddington at 7.25am after which each half-hour till 6.25pm. First prepare departs Heathrow Terminal 5 at 7.57am after which each half-hour till 6.57pm. First prepare departs Heathrow Central at 8.02am after which each half-hour till 7.02pm. Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Regular service Tuesday, October 3 – Regular service Wednesday, October 4 – Diminished service. First prepare departs London Paddington at 7.25am after which each half-hour till 6.25pm. First prepare departs Heathrow Terminal 5 at 7.57am after which each half-hour till 6.57pm. First prepare departs Heathrow Central at 8.02am after which each half-hour till 7.02pm. Thursday, October 5 – Regular service Friday, October 6 – Regular service.
ISLAND LINE. Friday, September 29 – Hourly service Saturday, September 30 – No service Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Hourly service 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). Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable. The 7.30pm from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley will terminate at Newcastle. The three.27pm from London King’s Cross to Middlesbrough will terminate at York. The 5.33pm from London King’s Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds. The 8pm from London King’s Cross to Sunderland will terminate at Newcastle Saturday, September 30 – Extraordinarily restricted timetable. Deliberate engineering work can also be affecting companies and LNER trains will begin and terminate at Newcastle. LNER rail alternative coach companies will join clients between Newcastle and Edinburgh (and intermediate stations on our route) and a small variety of trains will run from Newcastle to Edinburgh through Carlisle.
Sunday, October 1 – Engineering work will likely be happening all day between Newcastle and Edinburgh. Considerably decreased service to and from Scotland. LNER companies will journey on a diversionary route between Newcastle and Edinburgh (through Carlisle) and journey occasions will likely be roughly 90 minutes longer than common. Rail alternative coaches will function every method between Newcastle, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick, Reston, Dunbar and Edinburgh. Monday, October 2 – Regular service Tuesday, October 3 – Potential amended timetable Wednesday, October 4 – Extraordinarily restricted timetable with roughly one prepare each two hours in both course. Thursday, October 5 – Potential amended timetable.
LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. Friday, September 29 – Buses exchange trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey Saturday, September 30 – No companies Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Buses exchange trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey Tuesday, October 3 – Buses exchange trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey Wednesday, October 4 – No companies Thursday, October 5 – Buses exchange trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey Friday, October 6 – Buses exchange trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey.
LONDON OVERGROUND. Thursday, September 28 – Regular service Friday, September 29 – Regular service Saturday, September 30 – From 7.30pm, no service between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. In any other case, a traditional service Sunday, October 1 – Till 12.30pm, no service between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. No service all day between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction. Till 8am, no service between Sydenham and West Croydon. After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Alternative buses function. A standard service on all different Overground traces. Monday, October 2 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Alternative buses function. A standard service on all different Overground traces. Tuesday, October 3 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Alternative buses function. A standard service on all different Overground traces. Wednesday, October 4 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Alternative buses function. A standard service on all different Overground traces. Thursday, October 5 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Alternative buses function. A standard service on all different Overground traces. Friday, October 6 – Regular service.
LONDON UNDERGROUND. Thursday, September 28 – Regular service Friday, September 29 – Regular service Saturday, September 30 – Regular service on all traces other than Piccadilly line, the place there will likely be no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals). Sunday, October 1 – Regular service on all traces other than Piccadilly line, the place there will likely be no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals). Monday, October 2 – Regular service on all traces Tuesday, October 3 – Regular service on all traces Wednesday, October 4 – Strike day. Transport for London (TfL) warns of ‘extreme disruption’ Thursday, October 5 – Regular service on all traces Friday, October 6 – Strike day. TfL warns of ‘extreme disruption’. No Evening Tube.
‘We’re prepared and keen to speak to Aslef’s leaders so we will finish this damaging dispute however any talks about pay additionally want to handle working practices that date again a long time.
‘The business relies on a month-to-month injection of as much as £175 million from the taxpayer as a result of revenues are nonetheless 30% under pre-pandemic ranges – whereas concurrently dealing with unprecedented adjustments in buyer journey patterns.
‘It’s apparent that the sector can solely fund a pay rise by altering the way it delivers companies so it could actually reply to that transformation in how the general public use the railway.
‘Meaning placing managers – moderately than unions – in control of planning shifts.
‘It means permitting managers to answer surprising workers absences to allow them to scale back the last-minute cancellations that so frustrate our clients.
‘It means giving our clients extra dependable prepare companies after they really need to use them – significantly on Sundays. That’s how any business survives and thrives.’
NORTHERN. Friday, September 29 – Potential disruption Saturday, September 30 – No Northern companies Sunday, October 1 – Later begin to companies Monday, October 2 – Potential disruption Tuesday, October 3 – Potential disruption Wednesday, October 4 – No Northern companies Thursday, October 5 – Potential disruption Friday, October 6 – Potential disruption Saturday, October 7 – Regular service. Sunday, October 8 – Regular service.
SOUTHEASTERN. Friday, September 29 – Full service Saturday, September 30 – No trains Sunday, October 1 – Full service Monday, October 2 – Full service Tuesday, October 3 – Full service Wednesday, October 4 – No trains Thursday, October 5 – Full service Friday, October 6 – Full service.
SOUTHERN . Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable as under (*) Saturday, September 30 – No service Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable as under (*) Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as under (*) Wednesday, October 4 – No service Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as under (*) Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as under (*) Amended timetable (*) is as follows Companies to / from London Victoria: Brighton – two trains per hour Eastbourne / Ore – one prepare per hour Portsmouth / Bognor Regis – one prepare per hour Littlehampton (through Hove) – one prepare per hour East Grinstead – two trains per hour Dorking – one prepare per hour Horsham – one prepare per hour West Croydon – two trains per hour Epsom Downs – two trains per hour London Bridge – two trains per hour
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. Friday, September 29 – Small variety of cancellations Saturday, September 30 – Extraordinarily restricted service between London Waterloo and Woking – as much as 4 trains per hour (tph); London Waterloo and Guildford through Woking – 1 tph; London Waterloo and Basingstoke – 1tph. Trains will solely run between 7am and 7pm. The remainder of the community will likely be closed Sunday, October 1 – Engineering works affecting routes within the Barnes space, Salisbury space, Aldershot space, Haslemere to Hilsea and Bournemouth to Poole Monday, October 2 – Small variety of cancellations Tuesday, October 3 – Small variety of cancellations Wednesday, October 4 – Extraordinarily restricted service between London Waterloo and Woking – 4tph peak, 2tph off-peak; Waterloo and Guildford through Woking – 1tph; Waterloo and Basingstoke – 1tph; Waterloo and Feltham – 2tph; Basingstoke and Salisbury – 1tph. The remainder of the community will likely be closed Thursday, October 5 – Small variety of cancellations Friday, October 6 – Small variety of cancellations.
STANSTED EXPRESS. Friday, September 29 – Regular service Saturday, September 30 – Diminished service frequency. First prepare from London is 4.40am. Final prepare is 11.25pm. First prepare from Stansted Airport is 5.43am. Final prepare is 11.45pm. One prepare per hour Sunday, October 1 – First companies might begin later Monday, October 2 – Regular service Tuesday, October 3 – Regular service Wednesday, October 4 – Diminished service frequency. First prepare from London is 4.40am. Final prepare is 11.25pm. First prepare from Stansted Airport is 5.43am. Final prepare is 11.45pm. One prepare per hour Thursday, October 5 – First companies might begin later Friday, October 6 – Regular service.
TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS. Thursday, September 28 – Regular service Friday, September 29 – Disruption anticipated Saturday, September 30 – No companies Sunday, October 1 – Early morning alterations Monday, October 2 – Disruption anticipated Tuesday, October 3 – Disruption anticipated Wednesday, October 4 – No companies Thursday, October 5 – Disruption anticipated Friday, October 6 – Disruption anticipated Saturday, October 7 – Regular service.
WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY. Thursday, September 28 – Regular service Friday, September 29 – Buses exchange trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa through Coventry. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Hereford. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Shrewsbury Saturday, September 30 – No companies Sunday, October 1 – Regular service Monday, October 2 – Buses exchange trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa through Coventry. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Hereford. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Shrewsbury Tuesday, October 3 – Buses exchange trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa through Coventry.
A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Hereford. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Shrewsbury Wednesday, October 4 – No companies Thursday, October 5 – Buses exchange trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa through Coventry. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Hereford. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Shrewsbury Friday, October 6 – Buses exchange trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa through Coventry. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Hereford. A decreased prepare service will function between Birmingham New Road and Shrewsbury. Learn the complete story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12562025/Train-strike-maps-Aslef-RMT-National-Rail-London-Underground.html?ito=msngallery
A Division for Transport spokesperson mentioned: ‘The Authorities spent £31 billion of taxpayers’ cash – £1,000 per family – to guard rail employees’ jobs through the pandemic.
‘There’s a truthful and affordable provide on the desk that may take prepare drivers salaries from £60,000 to £65,000 for a 35-hour, four-day week.
‘Aslef’s leaders will not put this provide to their members and as a substitute proceed to strike – damaging their very own business within the course of.’
London Underground mentioned most companies will likely be severely affected or is not going to run when RMT go on strike subsequent week, with disruption the morning after the walkouts.
Director of buyer operations Nick Dent mentioned: ‘We have now been in ongoing discussions with our unions for a while to achieve a decision within the dispute over adjustments we’re proposing to how our stations function.
‘We have now made constructive steps and made agreements on many factors, however this deliberate strike motion will trigger disruption for Londoners and town if it goes forward and we apologise for this.’
An RMT spokesperson mentioned: ‘It’s constructive that Transport for London have agreed with RMT that their cuts have had a detrimental impression on our members and the service we offer.
‘Nonetheless, we nonetheless have an extended method to go to agree on options to those issues. We stay in talks with administration to try to make additional progress.’
