Train strikes in March and April: Which rail companies are striking, what are the dates and will National Express coaches and Eurostar be affected too?
- The RMT union has announced four 24-hour walkouts in March and April
- Stay up to date with all the strike action with MailOnline’s guide below
The RMT union has announced more national strikes and wider action across Britain’s railways after rejecting pay offers from train operators and Network Rail last week.
The union’s general secretary Mick Lynch said the Government’s ‘stubborn refusal’ to give rail companies the means to offer staff a ‘new deal’ on pay and working conditions left its 40,000 members no choice but to strike throughout March and April.
It comes as nurses also announced more strike action across cancer wards, A&E departments and intensive care units for March.
But which rail companies are affected, what are the dates and will National Express coaches and Eurostar be impacted too? Stay up to date with MailOnline’s guide here.
The union’s general secretary Mick Lynch said the Government’s ‘stubborn refusal’ to give rail companies the means to offer staff a ‘new deal’ on pay and working conditions left its 40,000 members no choice but to strike throughout March and April
What are the dates?
Each walkout will last 24 hours and are expected to cause severe disruption to travel on the strike days, while also affecting journeys on the days before and after. Pictured: A RMT union member waves a RMT flag during a Southend Trade Unions Council rally in Southend, Essex, in February.
Members of the RMT union will strike on:
16 March
18 March
30 March
1 April
Each walkout will last 24 hours and are expected to cause severe disruption to travel on the strike days, while also affecting journeys on the days before and after.
The first 24-hour strike action will coincide with a strike by teachers, which is likely to close schools in England and Wales, as well as action by university staff.
Which rail companies are affected?
RMT strike action bt the union’s 40,000 members will affect Network Rail and 14 train companies
East Midlands Railway
Great Western Railway
Avanti West Coast
LNER
CrossCountry
TransPennine Express
Greater Anglia
c2c
Chiltern Railways
Southern Rail
Great Northern
Thameslink
Gatwick Express
West Midlands Railway
Southeastern
Northern
South Western Railway
Will National Express coaches and Eurostar services be affected?
It is unknown whether RMT strike action will affect National Express and Eurostar.
Information will be updated here once these companies provide an update.