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    January and February train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

    by Simon Calder Jan 16, 2024 6 minutes
    Source: Simon Calder

    The dispute between the train drivers’ union, Aslef, and 14 train operators in England is into its third year.

    With no settlement in sight to the long and bitter row over pay and working arrangements, the union has announced its first strikes for 2024.

    Train drivers belonging to Aslef will stop work region-by-region over the course of a week between Tuesday 30 January and Monday 5 February. Thousands of trains are likely to be cancelled on each day.

    The effect will be exacerbated by a nine-day ban on overtime running from 29 January to 6 February.

    These are the key questions and answers.

    Which rail firms are affected?

    Aslef is in dispute with the train operators that are contracted by the government to provide rail services. They are:

    Intercity operators:

    • Avanti West Coast
    • CrossCountry
    • East Midlands Railway
    • Great Western Railway
    • LNER
    • TransPennine Express

    London commuter operators:

    • C2C
    • Greater Anglia
    • GTR (Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink)
    • Southeastern
    • South Western Railway (including the Island Line on the Isle of Wight)

    Operators focusing on the

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