Train Strikes: Full List Of Dates In January And February 2024 And Rail Lines Affected

Tuesday, 16 January 2024 16:31

By (C) Sky News

Train strikes will affect commuters over several days at the end of January and into February, ASLEF has announced.

Fresh industrial action and an overtime ban by drivers is likely to cause widespread disruption in an ongoing dispute over pay, the union said.

Here is a full list of the services affected by strikes and when.

Tuesday 30 January

Southeastern

Southern/Gatwick Express

(There will also be a withdrawal from non-contractual overtime from Monday, January 29 until Tuesday, February 6 (inclusive) on Southern.)

GTR Thameslink

South Western Railway

SWR Island Line

Wednesday 31 January

Northern Trains

TransPennine Express

Friday 2 February

C2C

Greater Anglia

LNER

Saturday 3 February

Avanti West Coast

East Midlands Railway

West Midlands Trains

Monday 5 February

Chiltern

CrossCountry

Great Western Railway

How can I stay in the loop?

National Rail urges anyone hoping to travel on strike and overtime ban days to use its Journey Planner to keep an eye on how services will be affected.

What has been said about the strikes?

The union claims drivers have not had a pay rise since 2019.

ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan said:

"We have given the government every opportunity to come to the table but it is now a year since we had any contact from the Department for Transport. It's clear they do not want to resolve this dispute.

"Many members have now not had a single penny increase in pay for half a decade, during which time inflation has soared and, with it, the cost of living. We didn't ask for an increase during the pandemic, when we worked through lockdown, as key workers, risking our lives, to move goods around the country and enable NHS and other workers to get to work."

He urged the government to "come to the table" to end the dispute.