This Week’s Planned Train Strike Is Going Ahead On July 27

The RMT has declared plans for a 24-hour walkout this Wednesday (July 27) which comes just over a month after the biggest National Rail strike in 30 years.

The strike will see over 40,000 workers across two unions walk out for a 24-hour period after no resolution was found during talks over pay, jobs and conditions.

Strike action will see train networks including LNER, Southeastern and Great Western affected by walkouts across the Network Rail union. In last month’s strike, the entire London Underground network also walked out for one of the three days of action, but this time, the Tube strike is not involving workers in this sector.

There is a possibility, however, of disruption on the London Underground on the day of the strike. This is due to some lines sharing tracks with Network Rail, which could cause delays. This could happen on the District, Bakerloo, Elizabeth lines and the London Overground network.

Network Rail workers plan to strike from 2am on July 27 for a period of 24-hours. There could also be further disruption on the morning after the strike (July 28).

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Strike action will take place next Wednesday as planned and our members are more determined than ever to secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions.

“We have made progress on compulsory redundancies. But Network Rail are still seeking to make our members poorer when we have won in some cases double what they are offering, with other rail operators.”

Which lines will affected by strike action on Wednesday?

• Network Rail;
• Chiltern Railways;
• CrossCountry Trains;
• Greater Anglia;
• LNER;
• East Midlands Railway;
• c2c;
• Great Western Railway;
• Northern Trains,
• South Eastern;
• South Western Railway;
• TransPennine Express;
• Avanti West Coast;
• West Midland Trains;
• GTR.