Further train strikes announced for May
Train drivers will strike again between 7th-9th May, says ASLEF
More travel disruptions will impact rail passengers in May as train drivers at rail companies across England will stage a new series of strikes in a long-running dispute.
Members of the ASLEF union will walk out on 7th–9th May over pay. Overtime will also be banned for six days from 6th May, falling on the early May bank holiday.
The strikes
Drivers at c2c, Greater Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway will strike on 7th May.
On 8th May there will be strikes affecting Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains.
Most operators will not run any trains on strike days.
Although the strikes affect train companies in England, cross-border services to Wales and Scotland are likely to see some knock-on effects.
Speaking on the strikes
Mick Whelan, general secretary at ASLEF, said: "It is now a year since we sat in a room with the train companies – and a year since we rejected the risible offer they made and which they admitted, privately, was designed to be rejected."
It comes after a fresh wave of train strikes took place at the beginning of April.
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, had said: "It's incredibly frustrating that almost a year on from the start of this dispute, there appears to be no resolution in sight. Despite some hope that pay offers would bring rail strikes to an end, hospitality businesses are losing hope that the crucial summer season would be uninterrupted by disruption."
She added: "I would urge all parties to redouble their efforts in negotiations to reach a resolution and end this long-running dispute, which continues to harm businesses, workers, consumers and public confidence in the rail network."
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