On Saturday an extremely limited train service will operate between 0700 and 1900, and last trains will leave much earlier. This is due to the timing of the strike action, also services on Sunday will be significantly affected.
Passengers have been advised to find alternative ways to travel on these days. Great Western Railway (GWR) has advised customers to ‘only travel if absolutely necessary, and check your journey before travelling’. The majority of train services will not operate over the weekend with no services at all on some routes.
GWR has said it will operate as many trains as possible during the strike action, however the following travel advice is in place over the strike period:
Friday 29 July
A normal timetable will operate.
Saturday 30 July
Most parts of the GWR network will have no train service. Please make alternative travel arrangements and only travel if absolutely necessary. An extremely limited service will only operate on the routes below. Services will start later and finish much earlier than normal. No other GWR services will run.
Sunday 31 July
Trains will continue to be disrupted. Please make alternative travel arrangements and only travel if absolutely necessary. Services will start later and finish earlier than normal and are expected to be extremely busy. There will be no service on the following routes
A reduced service frequency will operate on other long-distance routes
Local services will start later than usual but will run to their usual frequency.
Monday 1 August
A normal timetable will operate.
Customers who have already purchased tickets for travel on the strike day can claim a full refund or amend their ticket; those who travel and are delayed may be entitled to delay repay compensation if they are delayed by 15 minutes or more.
Season ticket holders can apply for compensation through the Delay Repay scheme. Where GWR is able to run services, they are expected to be extremely busy. They are not able to provide bus replacement services. To help customers, GWR is allowing people with tickets for travel on strike days to be able to travel on the day before and up to and including Tuesday 2 August.
Aslef has announced a further strike date for Saturday 13 August, and the RMT has announced strike dates on Thursday 18 and Saturday 20 August. Travel advice for those dates will be published closer to the time.