Aslef members have been striking over the past year (Picture: Getty)
Travelling tomorrow? Brace yourself, as more train strikes are upon us.
Industrial action is coming from Aslef tomorrow (May 31) amid long-running disputes over pay and issues such as jobs and modernisation.
Aslef represents around 96% of UK train drivers, so lots of services will be cancelled on Wednesday.
Tomorrow’s strike will be followed by action by the RMT on Friday, June 2, and more action by Aslef on June 3.
So, which train lines are due to be affected, and will your train be cancelled?
Here’s all you need to know.
Which train lines are affected by the strikes tomorrow?
All of the companies affected by May 31 2023 train strikes
Chiltern Railways
CrossCountry
East Midlands Railway (EMR)
Gatwick Express
Great Northern
Great Western Railway (GWR)
Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express)
Heathrow Express
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
London Northwestern Railway
Northern Rail
South Western Railway
Southern
Southeastern
Thameslink
TransPennine Express
West Midlands Railway.
via National Rail
Avanti West Coast
Avanti West Coast has advised customers not to travel on Aslef strike days, as trains won’t be running.
It says: ‘Please do not attempt to travel on Avanti West Coast on May 31, and June 3 as we will not be running any services on our routes.’
For RMT’s strike day on June 2, it advises: ‘Please check your journey before arriving at our stations.
‘Our timetable will change significantly and fewer trains will run on strike dates, so your entire journey may be severely disrupted.’
Avanti West Coast is one of several train companies affected (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways trains will not run at all on Aslef strike days on May 31 and June 3, with limited services on June 1 and 2.
There are no CrossCountry trains on May 31 (Picture: Nigel Kirby/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
CrossCountry
CrossCountry will not be running trains on May 31 or on June 3 and will be running a limited service on June 2.
You can download the timetable for June 2 here.
East Midlands Railway (EMR)
Don’t travel on May 31 or June 3, says EMR, as no trains are in service on these dates.
As for June 2’s RMT strike, the operator says: ‘On Friday 2 June we will be operating a significantly reduced service. Only travel by rail if absolutely necessary and if you do travel, expect severe disruption. EMR services will run between the hours of 0730 – 1830 only.
‘Services will start later and finish earlier than usual. Please ensure you check the time of the first and last return train before you travel.’
You can check the exact journey times on the East Midlands Railway website.
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Gatwick Express
Off to the airport? Well, Gatwick Express is not set to run on Aslef strike dates on May 31 or June 3.
On June 2, the Gatwick Express will be running but limited. Its website states: ‘The railway will operate limited opening hours with services starting later and finishing much earlier than normal.
‘Some routes will finish earlier than others, and some stations will not be served at all. Please check your first and last trains carefully, as there will be no alternative travel outside of these services.’
Great Northern
Great Northern is also warning customers that there will be no trains on May 31 or June 3 – with limited trains on June 2.
Find out more on Great Northern’s website.
There be very limited trains running with GWR tomorrow (Picture: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Great Western Railway (GWR)
Great Western Railway is set to have very few trains running on May 31, June 2 and June 3.
You can view what routes are in service on the GWR website.
Greater Anglia
Greater Anglia warns passengers that there will be reduced frequency running on some lines on May 31 and on June 3 with most train lines not running at all.
Trains will start from 7am with last trains ‘operating until mid to late evening and finishing earlier than normal.’
On June 2, some services will operate at a reduced frequency but most will run as normal.
There will be a limited service on the Heathrow Express tomorrow (Picture: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Heathrow Express
On May 31 there will be an hourly Heathrow Express service from 7am to 7pm.
On June 3 there will be no services running.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
LNER will run a reduced timetable on all strike days.
This includes the London King’s Cross to Edinburgh route, with first departures much later than usual and last departures much earlier than usual.
LNER adds: ‘We will be running a reduced service on all dates.
‘Customers already booked to travel on these dates will be contacted at least five days in advance with their travel options.’
London Northwestern Railway
London Northwestern Railway will not operate train on May 31 or June 3.
There’ll be a limited service on June 2, on a number of routes operating between 7am and 7pm.
Expect one train per hour on routes to London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street from Birmingham New Street.
For further details, best to check the website for timetable information.
Services with LNER will be reduced on all four upcoming strike days, so prepare for busy trains (Picture: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is also not running any trains on Aslef strike dates May 31 and June 3.
A limited service will run on June 2 for RMT’s strike day, with some stations closed due to limited services.
South Western Railway
On May 31 and on June 3,there will be a reduced service between London Waterloo and Chessington South; Dorking; Hampton Court; London Waterloo via Hounslow; London Waterloo via Kingston; Reading; Shepperton; Twickenham; Weybridge; and Windsor & Eton Riverside.
There will also be a reduced service in the Romsey area and there will be no service on the Island Line.
On June 2, large parts of the Network will be closed.
If you are travelling, South Western recommends you check its journey planner for timetable information.
Southeastern
Southeastern will not be running trains on May 31 or on June 3.
On June 2 there will be a limited service running, with only 58 of 180 stations open at all.
Trains will likely start later and finish earlier, and any early morning services that are running will be busy, so be aware that you may be unable to board your desired service.
Southern
Southern will be running no trains at all on May 31 or on June 3.
On June 2 there will be a limited service on Southern, as it says: ‘The railway will operate limited opening hours with services starting later and finishing much earlier than normal.
‘Some routes will finish earlier than others, and some stations will not be served at all.’
There were train strikes earlier in 2023 and last year in 2022, with a new crop starting tomorrow (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)
Thameslink
There will be no Thameslink trains running on May 31 or June 3, while a limited service will run on June 2.
TransPennine Express
TransPennine Express be running no trains on May 31 or on June 3.
On June 2, there will be a limited service running with five local services and four semi-fast services running from Manchester Piccadilly to York, six local services and three semi-fast services running from York to Manchester Piccadilly and five services running in both directions between Preston and Manchester Airport and Sheffield and Cleethorpes.
Expect no TransPennine trains tomorrow (Picture: Getty)
West Midlands Railway
Anyone hoping to travel on West Midlands Railway on May 31 should be warned that there are no services running tomorrow or on June 3.
On June 2 there will be a limited service on a number of lines.
One last thing
Note that strike dates can change or be cancelled at short notice, and that you should check the National Rail website and your train operator’s website for the latest journey updates before travelling.
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