Update on rail services during industrial action in July 2023

Good morning,

As you may be aware, industrial action will affect train services on various dates in July as a result of different sets of action called by the ASLEF and RMT unions.

We know this will be inconvenient for customers, and this note is designed to provide an overview to help with planning journeys. As always, we would be grateful if you could use your networks and channels to ensure this information is shared as widely as possible.

Overview

There are two periods of industrial action confirmed to be taking place, with different impacts on different days:

1. We have been notified of a nationwide ban on overtime called by ASLEF between Monday 3 and Saturday 8 July. Similar to the experience in May 2023, this means an amended timetable with fewer services will run on all affected dates. The amended timetable has been designed to help customers plan their journey with more certainty and consistency, with fewer on-the-day cancellations and less short notice disruption.
2. Nationwide RMT strike action has been called for Thursday 20, Saturday 22 and Saturday 29 July. On these dates, while details are still being worked up, it is likely to be a fairly similar scenario to the experience during previous RMT strike dates - services will be limited across the network, with a post-07:00 start, an early shut down and no service in some locations.

The table below shows dates affected by industrial action in the left column and the expected update for journey planners in the right column.