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Passengers are being warned of extra disruption due to strikes and an extra time ban by practice drivers in a long-running pay dispute.
Members of Aslef at 16 practice operators will stage three one-day strikes throughout totally different practice working firms between April 5-8 in addition to an extra time ban from Thursday April 4 to Saturday April 6 and from Monday April 8 to Tuesday April 9, which can result in short-notice cancellations.
Revised timetables for the strikes have been drawn up and passengers are being suggested to test earlier than they journey.
There will probably be modifications to providers throughout giant components of the community, with some practice operators not working any providers on strike days.
Prepare firms stated they’ll function as many providers as attainable however there will probably be regional variations, with some areas having no providers on strike days, whereas those who do run will begin later and end a lot sooner than traditional – usually working between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
London Underground drivers who’re members of Aslef are additionally set to strike for twenty-four hours on Monday April 8 in a separate dispute.
(Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
A spokesperson for Rail Supply Group, stated: “We’re sorry that this spherical of strikes referred to as by the Aslef management danger disrupting journeys.
“Whereas we’re doing all we are able to to maintain trains working and we are going to work with our trade companions to maintain as many trains working as attainable, sadly there will probably be lowered providers between Thursday April 4 to Tuesday April 9.
“Our recommendation is to test earlier than you journey and comply with the newest journey data.”
Strikes will probably be held on the next days:
Friday April 5: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains, and CrossCountry.
Saturday April 6: Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Northern, and TransPennine Specific.
Monday April 8: c2c, Larger Anglia, GTR’s Nice Northern, Thameslink and Southern (together with Gatwick Specific) Southeastern, South Western Railway.
Aslef has staged a collection of strikes for the reason that dispute began 20 months in the past, arguing that drivers haven’t had a pay rise for years, regardless of many working by means of the pandemic.
