Festive Railway Travel Chaos

With the announcement yesterday that the RMT union has again rejected a new pay deal for rail staff, rail strikes will continue through the festive period with fresh Christmas dates planned for further industrial action. These strikes will cause huge disruption to the rail network over the festive period.

What are the current strike dates?

Strikes confirmed in the build-up to Christmas:

Tuesday 13th December

Wednesday 14th December

Friday 16th December

Saturday 17th December

Strikes confirmed in the New Year

Tuesday 3rd January

Wednesday 4th January

Friday 6th January

Saturday 7th January

Passengers should also be prepared to see widespread disruption on Thursday 15th December and Thursday 5th January, due to trains not being in the right place and being sandwiched between travel chaos.

New potential dates for industrial action

Saturday 24th December

Sunday 25th December

Monday 26th December

Tuesday 27th December