Here's how our region's affected by the rail strikes

Here's how the South West's railway has been affected by the first in a series of strikes today

The RMT Union is among the groups taking part in the industrial action
Author: Andrew KayPublished 21st Jun 2022
Last updated 21st Jun 2022

Here's how the South West's railway has been affected by the first in a series of strikes today

Much of the South West's rail network has been affected by the biggest rail strikes in 30 years - which has affected most of Britain.

Thousands of workers have walked out at Network Rail, train operating companies and the London Underground.

Just a fifth of the normal number of services will run - and virtually all will end by 6.30pm.

Members of the RMT rail union voted 8:1 in favour of strike action over jobs, pay and conditions.

Union members at Network Rail and 13 train operators will stage 24-hour walkouts on June 21, 23 and 25.

Britain's train operators have released plans for how their services will be altered during this week's rail strikes.

Rail workers are walking out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, but there will also be disruption on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Great Western Railway

A number of services will not be running on strike days, including all those in Cornwall and Devon and on the South Wales main line, Heart of Wessex line, Severn Beach line, North Cotswolds line and South Cotswolds line.

More than half the planned trains from London to Castle Cary between Wednesday and Friday have been cancelled.

For more about the train problems affecting travel to Glastonbury click here

South Western Railway

A "severely limited service" will run between 7.15am and 6.30pm on strike days, and only on some routes.

This includes only four trains per hour between London Waterloo and Woking, and two per hour between London Waterloo and Basingstoke.

CrossCountry

No services will run from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Central, Peterborough, Cambridge or Stansted Airport across the three strike days.

A "very limited service" is planned between Bristol Parkway and Plymouth, and Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh Waverley via Leeds, York and Newcastle.

There will also be a reduced service between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.

A map produced by Network Rail explains routes will have a limited service, and which will have no service, on the three strike days