Wiltshire train services to be severely impacted by strike action
South Western Railway are warning people not to travel today (27th July)
Train services in South Wiltshire will be severely impacted by strike action taking place today (Wednesday 27th July), South Western Railway warns.
The service provider says there will be no trains from Salisbury, Grateley or Tisbury, and customers are being advised not to travel to avoid disruption.
Approximately 40,000 workers are expected to walk out after talks failed to resolve disputes over pay, job security and conditions.
Mark Lever, Head of Communications at South Western Railway, said the service provider was sorry that customers would find their journeys disrupted:
“We’re really sorry to everyone who’s impacted by these strikes, and unfortunately they mean for most people on our network there are no services at all on Wednesday.”
Mark Lever from SWR said that customers should avoid travelling on Wednesday to avoid severe disruption, with the impacts also being felt tomorrow (Thursday 28th July):
“Our advice to customers across the whole network is to only travel if absolutely necessary, and there are very few services that people could take anyway.
“The tracks won’t be available to us until after 7am on Thursday and we’ll have a lot of trains in the wrong place.”
"So we’ll have a late start up of our services tomorrow, and customers should check the time of their first trains before they set off.”
Customers who will be impacted by the strikes can find out more information through the South Western Railway website.