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When are the next rail strikes this week?

Thursday
Aug 20
no strike
Weather
Some routes may be impacted by weather.
Friday
Aug 21
no strike
Weather
Some routes may be impacted by weather.
Saturday
Aug 22
no strike
Non-Strike day
Have a nice trip.
Sunday
Aug 23
no strike
Non-Strike day
Have a nice trip.
Monday
Aug 24
no strike
Non-Strike day
Have a nice trip.
Tuesday
Aug 25
no strike
Non-Strike day
Have a nice trip.
Wednesday
Aug 26
no strike
Non-Strike day
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UK Trains rail disruptions & other info

Aug 13 to Aug 26
No trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes following train derailment
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Period:Thursday, August 13 to Wednesday, August 26
Operators:Southern
Related Information:On Thursday 13 August, a train derailed in the Lewes area. As a result of this, all lines between Haywards Heath and Lewes are closed. Trains are unable to run between Haywards Heath and Lewes and will be cancelled or revised. Disruption is expected until at least the end of the day Wednesday 26 August. Customer advice: The railway between Haywards Heath and Lewes will remain closed until at least Wednesday 26 August, and the closure is likely to continue beyond this date while the major train recovery operation continues following the derailment on Thursday 13 August. Southern know this will be frustrating and disruptive, particularly for customers who rely on this route for work and other important journeys. We’re very sorry for the continued impact and uncertainty, and we’ll keep providing clear updates as the recovery progresses. Today’s travel advice: Rail replacement buses are running between Haywards Heath and Lewes, calling at Plumpton and Cooksbridge. Extra carriages have also been added to services between Brighton and Eastbourne, providing more space on board for customers travelling along the route. There are no direct trains from London to Eastbourne or Hastings. If you’re travelling from London, you’ll need to change your journey: - For Eastbourne, travel via Brighton and change there for an onward train - For Plumpton, Cooksbridge or Lewes, use the rail replacement bus from Haywards Heath - For Hastings, if you're in London, the fastest option is to use Southeastern from London Charing Cross - Alternatively, you can travel via Brighton, then continue your journey from there Please note that following a landslip between Polegate and Eastbourne, a speed restriction will be in place between these stations. This means journeys will take longer than normal, as trains have to run at a reduced speed. Please allow at least 60 minutes of additional journey time and check your journey before setting off, as journeys will take longer than usual. Looking ahead, from Thursday 20 August: Rail replacement buses will continue to run between Haywards Heath and Lewes, calling at Plumpton and Cooksbridge. There will be no direct trains from London to Eastbourne or Hastings. If you’re travelling towards Eastbourne or beyond, you should travel via Brighton and change there for alternative rail services. From Brighton: - Trains will run as far as Eastbourne, Hastings or Ore. For Ashford International, change again at Eastbourne for your onward service - Services between Brighton and Seaford will run as normal - Services between Eastbourne and Ashford International will also run as normal Journey planners for Thursday 20 August are currently being updated. Friday 21 August will be updated at least one day in advance. Please make sure to check your journey again before travelling and allow extra time. Can I use my ticket with another operator? You can travel on the following services at no additional cost: - Southern between London Victoria and Brighton - Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Brighton - Thameslink services between London Bridge and Brighton - London Underground between all London terminals - Southeastern services between London Charing Cross and Hastings Planning your journey: You can use live departure boards, a live map of the network and the alternative route guide to help you. If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner. The Southern app will also help you plan your journey. Can you tell me more about the incident? Following the derailment on Thursday 13 August, the railway between Haywards Heath and Lewes remains closed until further notice. With the initial investigation work at the site now complete, teams are preparing for the careful recovery of the train. This is a complex operation and specialist equipment will be needed to remove the carriages safely. Once the train has been removed, engineers will be able to fully assess the damage and begin the repairs needed before trains can safely run again. We know this is causing disruption and uncertainty, and are very sorry for the impact on your journey. Please check before travelling, allow extra time and use the alternative travel options available. Southern will keep you updated as the recovery progresses. Check before you travel: You can check your journey up to and including Wednesday 19 August using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. If you are travelling on Thursday 20 August (and beyond) please check back later. Compensation: You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
Aug 18 to Aug 21
Disruption across the c2c network due to speed restrictions from prolonged dry weather
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Period:Tuesday, August 18 to Friday, August 21
Operators:c2c
Related Information:Multiple speed restrictions have been imposed across the c2c network. With trains having to run at a reduced speed, c2c services may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected to continue until further notice. c2c strongly recommend that you travel earlier in the day or after the peak times if you can, be flexible, and check before you travel. Travelling on today or Friday 21 August? The following trains will not run: To London: - 05:42 Thorpe Bay to London Fenchurch Street - 05:57 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 06:11 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 07:03 Laindon to London Fenchurch Street - 07:21 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street - 08:03 Laindon to London Fenchurch Street - 08:05 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street - 09:07 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 11:41 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 13:11 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 14:27 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 15:36 Thorpe Bay to London Fenchurch Street - 15:54 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 16:48 Pitsea to London Fenchurch Street - 17:21 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 17:27 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street - 18:58 Pitsea to London Fenchurch Street From London: - 06:48 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 07:12 London Fenchurch Street to Leigh-on-Sea - 07:26 London Fenchurch Street to Laindon - 08:47 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 10:19 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 13:04 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 14:34 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 15:41 London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea - 16:16 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 17:04 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 17:07 London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea - 17:52 London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea - 18:30 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 18:46 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness - 20:11 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness Please check for any other disruption across the c2c network before travelling. Travelling on Saturday 22 August and beyond? We don't currently know how c2c trains will be impacted beyond Friday 21 August. Please check back later. Additional information: The prolonged dry weather has caused the clay underneath the tracks to dry out and shrink. This has caused the track to drop in places and become uneven. In response, speed restrictions have been put in place to keep everyone moving safely and smoothly. Speed restrictions will need to be in place until the ground conditions have recovered, which can take some time. The normal timetables will be reintroduced as soon as possible, with further updates to be provided in due course. Check before you travel: You can check your journey for today using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. For journeys from Friday 21 August and beyond, please check back later. For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page. You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page. Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey. Compensation: You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
Aug 19 to Aug 20
Reduced London Overground Windrush line service due to fire near railway at New Cross Gate
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Period:Wednesday, August 19 to Thursday, August 20
Operators:London Overground
Related Information:A fire on a property near the railway yesterday in the New Cross Gate area means that London Overground Windrush line services between Highbury & Islington and Clapham Junction / Crystal Palace / West Croydon will be reduced. As a result, trains may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. Customer advice: No trains will be run between Surrey Quays and New Cross. Half hourly services will run on the following routes: - Highbury & Islington to West Croydon - Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace Trains will operate as normal between Dalston Junction and Clapham Junction. You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost: - London Buses via any reasonable route - London Underground via any reasonable route - Southeastern via any reasonable route - Southern via any reasonable route Additional information: The fire has now been extinguished; however, London Fire Brigade remain on site damping down the area. A building adjacent to the railway has sustained structural damage, and there are concerns that corrugated cladding panels could fall onto the railway. A team is currently on site attempting to make the area safe. Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. Compensation: You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
Aug 19 to Aug 20
Reduced Mildmay line service due to train driver shortage
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Period:Wednesday, August 19 to Thursday, August 20
Operators:London Overground
Related Information:A shortage of train drivers on the Mildmay line mean that fewer services are able to run. As a result, some trains operating between Richmond / Clapham Junction and Stratford (London) will be cancelled and a reduced service will be in operation. This is expected for the remainder of the day. Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. Compensation: You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
Aug 20 to Aug 20
Fire damage closes line between Stourbridge and Hagley, affecting West Midlands Railway services
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Period:Thursday, August 20 to Thursday, August 20
Operators:West Midlands Railway,LNR & WMR
Related Information:A large fire in the Stourbridge area occurred on Thursday 13 August which has encroached onto railway embankments. The fire has caused significant damage to railway infrastructure on the line between Stourbridge and Hagley, which Network Rail are working to repair. As a result, all lines are closed. As a result, trains will be cancelled or revised. Disruption is expected until further notice. Customer advice: West Midlands Railway have implemented an emergency timetable using as much of the network as they can, to keep you moving by rail as far as possible. The shuttle services implemented will run between Worcester and Kidderminster in both directions. At Kidderminster, the train will terminate. From here, a rail replacement bus service will be in operation to Stourbridge Junction, in both directions. To assist you with your journey, rail replacement buses are in operation in both directions as follows: Buses will depart from Stourbridge at XX:10 and XX:40 (from 06:10 until 23:40). Buses will depart from Kidderminster at XX:12 and XX:42 (from 06:42 until 00:12). Please note, some roads in the surrounding area are also closed which means buses are having to divert, this may cause congestion which could extend your journey time. Rail replacement buses are also supporting train service between Solihull and Stratford-upon-Avon, calling at all stations via Lapworth. These buses will run as follows: Buses will depart from Solihull at XX:25 (from 06:25 and 23:25). Buses will depart from Stratford-upon-Avon from XX:10 (from 06:25 and 23:25). Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on Chiltern Railways between Dorridge and Stratford-upon-Avon. Ticket acceptance is also in place for passengers with tickets that were booked in advance and looking to make a London Marylebone connection. Further information: If you are travelling from Worcester / Hereford to Birmingham city centre, please check journeys for Birmingham New Street via Kings Norton, as these may get you to your destination quicker and without having to change. If you are travelling from Birmingham city centre towards Hereford / Worcester, please check journeys from Birmingham New Street via Kings Norton, as these may get you to your destination quicker and without having to change.
Aug 20 to Aug 24
Derailment incident impacts Greater Anglia services between Wickford and Southend Victoria
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Period:Thursday, August 20 to Monday, August 24
Operators:Greater Anglia
Related Information:On Friday 14 August, a train derailed between Wickford and Southend Victoria. Lines remain closed and trains running on the route between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria will be cancelled in full or revised to run on only part of their normal route. A half hourly shuttle train service is operating between Shenfield and Billericay and between Hockley and Southend Victoria. A limited rail replacement bus service will operate between Billericay and Rochford. The Southminster branch line is also affected by this incident, and services are currently unable to run between Wickford and Southminster. Limited rail replacement buses will operate between these stations. Customers who have purchased tickets for travel on the Southminster branch line to London can use their tickets to travel between Witham and Shenfield. Major disruption is expected to continue until the end of service on Monday 24 August. Customer advice: Train services are currently disrupted due to extensive damage to the railway infrastructure after an incident last Friday which is the subject of an investigation. A Network Rail response team is on site carrying out a full investigation and assessing the condition of the route. Response teams are working around the clock and doing everything possible to safely restore the lines and resume normal train services as soon as possible. Expected service: The train service is planned to operate as follows until further notice: Southend Victoria – Hockley: rail shuttle every 30 minutes, departing XX:05 and XX:35 from both locations. Shenfield – Billericay: rail shuttle every 30 minutes, departing XX:15 and XX:45 from both locations. There will be no train services between Wickford and Southminster, but a limited bus replacement service is planned. These services will be extremely limited in capacity and will not be able to match the capacity of the normal train timetable, so customers are advised to check before they travel, re-plan journeys where possible and to allow extra time due to this ongoing disruption. Journey planning apps and websites are currently being updated to reflect these changes. Customers are advised to use c2c services on the route between Southend Central and London Fenchurch Street wherever possible, with Greater Anglia tickets accepted for travel on c2c services. Alternative travel options: You can use your ticket, at no extra cost, on the following services: c2c services between London Liverpool Street / London Fenchurch Street, West Ham and Southend Central. Elizabeth line services between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield. London Overground Liberty line between Romford and Upminster, for c2c connections. London Underground services as follows: Circle line between London Liverpool Street and Tower Hill (for London Fenchurch Street). Jubilee line between Stratford (London) and West Ham. Liberty line between Romford and Upminster. Arriva Bus routes as follows: 1 between Rayleigh and Southend. 7 and 8 between Rayleigh, Hockley, Rochford, Prittlewell and Southend. 9 between Rayleigh, Prittlewell and Southend. First Bus routes as follows: 25 between Southend, Rayleigh, Wickford and Basildon - for c2c connections. 300 between Chelmsford, Billericay and Basildon - for c2c connections. X10 between Chelmsford, Wickford and Basildon - for c2c connections. X30 between Chelmsford, Rayleigh and Southend. Some of the alternative routes listed above may also be subject to disruption - please check your whole journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner and visit the Status and Disruptions page for more information. For travel advice for London Underground visit the TfL website and for local buses visit the Traveline website. If you are travelling to / from Braintree, please travel on the first available train between London Liverpool Street and Witham and change onto the shuttle service running between Witham and Braintree. Further information: Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled. Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey. You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.
Aug 20 to Aug 20
Reduced service between Par and Newquay due to train faults
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Period:Thursday, August 20 to Thursday, August 20
Operators:Great Western Railway
Related Information:More trains than usual needing repairs at the same time means that some trains between Par and Newquay will be cancelled. A reduced service is expected to run until the end of the day. Customer advice: You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services: - Go Cornwall Bus: route 21, 21A between St Austell and Newquay; route 24, 25 between St Austell and Par; route 26 between St Austell and Bodmin; route 31 between St Austell and Luxulyan; route 85, 87, 87A, 91 between Truro and Newquay. If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost. Additional information: One of the trains that operates between Par to Newquay has developed a fault. Great Western Railway do have another train that is operating the service, which means we can only operate half of the service for the rest of today. Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. Compensation: You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.