No trains running through Salisbury during latest strikes
Timetables have been released by rail operators
Last updated 21st Jul 2022
South Western Railway and Great Western Railway say no passenger trains will be running through Salisbury during next week's rail strikes.
RMT members at the train companies and Network Rail are walking out on Wednesday 27th July in the ongoing row over pay, job security and conditons.
The planned industrial action comes a month after talks with the Government failed and follows three days of action last month.
Whilst Salisbury will be cut off an extremely limited service will operate elsewhere with last trains leaving much earlier.
Both SWR and GWR say customers should expect severe disruption and should only travel by rail if absolutely necessary.
SWR to run reduced timetable from 07:15 to 18:30:
• Four trains per hour in each direction between Waterloo and Windsor via Hounslow
• Two semi-fast trains per hour in each direction between Waterloo and Basingstoke
• Four trains per hour in each direction between Waterloo and Woking
• Two fast trains per hour in each direction between Waterloo and Southampton
Trains will not stop at all stations on these routes.
There will be no SWR services across the rest of the network.
South Western Railway’s Managing Director, Claire Mann, said:
“The scale of the planned industrial action limits the number of trains we can run and routes we can serve, resulting in the severely reduced service we are able to operate on the strike day.
“We urge customers to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Wednesday 27 July, and to check before you travel on Thursday 28 July, as we will be running a late-starting service due to the disruption of the strike the previous day.
“We are sorry that strikes will again cause such disruption, and we are grateful to our customers for their continued cooperation, patience, and understanding as the rail industry works to end this damaging nationwide strike action.”
Customers are urged to check the SWR website for latest information.
Details of which services GWR will oprate can be found on their website.
The RMT Union has announced two further strike dates on August 18th and August 20th.
Train drivers to strike in separate industrial action
Meanwhile train drivers at Great Western Railway are to take industrial action on Saturday 30th July.
The walk-out by ASLEF members will also see a reduced service running whilst on non-strike days no services will run before 7am.