Strike action to affect rail services from Milton Keynes Central this month

Tuesday, 28 November 2023 13:07

Milton Keynes passengers will face disruption this weekend as industrial action takes place.

ASLEF's train drivers are set to take part in industrial action and overtime bans throughout December.

It is part of their long running dispute over pay.

Action will take place between different days between 1st December and 9th December:

Saturday 2 December - East Midlands Railway and LNER
Sunday 3 December - Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, Great Northern, London Northwestern Railway, Thameslink and West Midlands Railway
Tuesday 5 December - c2c and Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express)
Wednesday 6 December - Gatwick Express, South Western Railway (including Island Line), Southeastern and Southern
Thursday 7 December - CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express
Friday 8 December - Northern and TransPennine Express

Alterations will be in place between Friday 1st December and Saturday 9th December locally, (excluding Sunday 3rd December):

A rail replacement service will be in operation on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford.
A rail replacement service will be in operation on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey.
Fewer services will run between Milton Keynes, Tring and London Euston at peak times (weekdays only).

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