West Midlands Railway ASLEF industrial action: 'no trains'

ASLEF, the trade union representing train drivers, has announced strike action today which will effect West Midlands Railway services in Worcestershire. There will be no West Midlands Railway services running today.

⚠️ Industrial action update - Saturday 6 April ⚠️

For up-to-date information 👉 https://t.co/XWIieDtK6c

To check your journey 👉 https://t.co/pmf9l2v4kA

🎫 Tickets for Friday 5 to Monday 8 April can be used the day before or up to and including Wednesday 10 April pic.twitter.com/3uRkcHbx3J

— GWR (@GWRHelp) April 3, 2024

GWR services will also be disrupted tomorrow when there will be no long-distance train services​.

A spokesperson for GWR said: "Many parts of our network will have no service at all​."

Lauren here at West Midlands Railway 👋🏻.

A kind reminder that we do 'NOT' have any running services today, please see further information on ASLEF strikes here - https://t.co/2C0HZQxcgo

I shall be on shift until 7pm, if you're in need of a hand please drop over a DM. pic.twitter.com/uKJrxGmFAE

— West Midlands Railway (@WestMidRailway) April 5, 2024

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for West Midlands Railway said on X (formerly Twitter) said there would also be an overtime ban between Thursday and Saturday and between Monday and Tuesday.

The following train operators will be affected:

• Friday, April 5: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and CrossCountry.
• Saturday, April 6: Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Northern, Heathrow Express and TransPennine Express.
• Monday, April 8: c2c, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express), Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway (including Island Line).