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Is there a train strike today? List of rail strikes in June 2023 and if trains are running on Saturday
Rail passengers in England faced another day of travel disruption on Saturday as more strikes took place across the country bringing much of the network to a halt.
A day after workers in the RMT union walked out, train driver members of Aslef staged their industrial action coinciding with the FA cup final at Wembley, a test match at Lord’s, a Beyonce concert at the Tottenham stadium and the Epsom Derby.
National Rail said: “Train companies have assessed how this will affect their ability to provide services and passengers are warned to expect significant disruption as it is likely to result in little or no services across large areas of the network.
“Services are also likely to be disrupted and start later on the day immediately following a strike day.”
Will there be trains running on Saturday?
Here’s what train operators have said about their services on Saturday:
Avanti West Coast
No service on any routes Saturday 3 June.
Chiltern Railways
No service on any routes Saturday 3 June.
CrossCountry
No service on Saturday 3 June.
East Midlands Railway
No service on any routes Saturday 3 June.
Gatwick Express
No service on Saturday 3 June.
Great Northern
No service on Saturday 3 June.
Great Western Railway
A very limited service will run on Saturday between 7.30am and 6.30pm, only on the following routes between:
London Paddington and Bristol
Reading and Didcot (with replacement bus services operating between Didcot and Oxford)
Reading and Basingstoke
Reading and Redhill (peak time only)
Reading and Newbury (peak time only)
Westbury and Swindon (peak time only)
Cardiff and Bristol (two-hourly)
Exeter and Barnstaple
Plymouth and Gunnislake
Penzance and St Ives
Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express)
On Saturday, there will be an hourly service on a limited number of routes.
Most routes (including all regional lines and Cambridge – Liverpool Street trains) will have no service at all.
Where services do run they are expected to start from 07.00 onwards, with all last trains operating until mid to late evening and finishing earlier than normal.
Heathrow Express
No service on Saturday.
LNER
Reduced service, information on first and last trains here.
London Northwestern Railway
No service on Saturday 3 June.
Northern
No service on Saturday 3 June.
Southern
No service on Saturday 3 June
Southeastern
No service on Saturday 3 June.
South Western Railway
Services on Saturday 3 June will start at the later time of 0730 and short notice delays and cancellations are likely.
Thameslink
No service on Saturday 3 June.
TransPennine Express
No service on Saturday 3 June.
West Midlands Railway
No service on any route on Saturday 3 June.
Why are rail staff on strike?
This latest round of strikes is part of a long-running dispute by members of both Aslef and the RMT over pay and working conditions.
Aslef said train drivers were walking out on Saturday “over the failure of management to offer a fair deal on pay”.
“Most of the drivers have not had a pay increase at all since 2019 and with inflation still well over 10 per cent and the cost of living spiralling, this is not acceptable”, the union said.
Mick Whelan, the union’s general secretary said in April: “Our executive committee met and rejected a risible proposal we received from the RDG (Rail Delivery Group).
“The proposal – of just 4 per cent – was clearly not designed to be accepted as inflation is still running north of 10 per cent and our members at these companies have not had an increase for four years.
“The RDG, in turn, rejected our proposals to modernise Britain’s railways and help them run more efficiently, for passengers and for businesses, in the 21st century.”
An RDG spokesperson toldi recently: “This is disappointing news for our customers and staff, more strike action is totally unnecessary and will only heap more pressure on an industry already facing an acute financial crisis.
“Senselessly targeting the FA Cup final is disappointing for all those planning to attend.”
Which days are affected in June?
So far, the only strike dates affecting rail travel which have been announced in June are Saturday 3 June by train driver members of Aslef and industrial action by RMT members on Friday 2 June.
However, union members have continued to vote in favour of more action so there could be further days of industrial action down the track. Unions must give at least 14 days’ notice for future walkouts.
