Train Strikes June 2022

Next week, across the country railway workers will be striking for three days. It is expected that railway services will be reduced by approximately 80% and the public is being urged to only travel by train if absolutely necessary.

The strikes will take place on:

• Tuesday 21stJune
• Thursday 23rdJune
• Saturday 25th June

Although the workers will only be on strike for three days, disruptions to train services are expected to be felt throughout the week.

Largest Industrial Action in a Generation

With more than 50,000 workers expected to go on strike this is expected to be the largest rail strike in over 30 years.  As will be Britain’s most widespread industrial action, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers has labelling it the biggest industrial action in a generation.

The strikes will be occurring across the country, including the London Underground, and thirteen different operators will be affected:

1. Avanti West Coast
2. Chiltern Railways
3. Cross Country Trains
4. c2c
5. East Midlands Railway
6. Greater Anglia
7. Great Western Railway
8. LNER
9. Northern Trains
10. South Eastern
11. South Western Railway
12. TransPennine Express
13. West Midlands Trains

The National Rail has said that there will be ‘No real hope’ of avoiding the strikes as rail workers from Edinburgh to Cornwall strike over pay, working conditions and redundancies.

Interference with Travel

According to the National Rail, the number of services next week should be expected to reduce from the usual 20,000 to only 4,500. Roads and buses are also expected to be busier as travellers seek alternative modes of transportation.

As well as the usual travel from commuters and students, this time of year also has the additional stress of holiday goers travelling across the country. The chosen date of the train strikes will also clash with several large events including the Glastonbury Festival, putting further strain on railways.

The train strikes will affect the travel of face-to-face interpreters across the United Kingdom, and we urge all our interpreters to be prepared for travel disruptions. Where possible please consider the use alternative modes of transport and consult the latest information on service times. We will continue to offer remote interpreting appointments, when possible, to further reduce the difficulties of travelling to appointments.

Resources to Help:

The National Rail is releasing a special timetable of services for the 20th to 26th June. It is expected that trains will be starting later and finish earlier, with most running between 7:30AM and 18:30PM. Due to the shortage of overnight staff, fewer trains will be prepared to run on the days that follow the strike. This will cause interference throughout the week.

For further information about how the industrial action may affect you, please visit the websites below:

National Rail: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/industrialaction.aspx

Trainline: https://www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/industrial-action