Due to planned industrial action by the ASLEF union, Great Western Railway expect services to be severely affected on Saturday 13 August. A significantly reduced temporary timetable will be in place.
Due to the timing of the strike action, services on Sunday 14 August will also be affected.
Where trains are able to operate, they will be extremely busy. Passengers are advised to find alternative ways to travel on 13 and 14 August. Only travel if absolutely necessary.
The following travel advice is in place over the strike period:
Friday 12 August:
Trains will run as planned, but with some changes to late-night services. The sleeper service has been cancelled. Please check before you travel.
Saturday 13 August:
An extremely limited service will only operate on the routes below. Services will start later and finish much earlier than normal.
- Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Reading to Oxford
- Reading to Basingstoke
No other Great Western Railway services will run.
We expect the strike timetables for Saturday 13 August will be showing in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner from 9 August onwards.
Sunday 14 August:
Trains will continue to be severely disrupted, please make alternative travel arrangements and only travel if absolutely necessary.
There will be no service on the following route:
Oxford to Worcester/Hereford
A reduced service frequency will operate on other long-distance routes:
- London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- London Paddington to Swansea
- London Paddington to Plymouth/Penzance (inc via the Kennet Valley)
- London Paddington to Oxford
Local stopping services will operate. Please check before you travel.
The sleeper service has been cancelled.
Planned industrial action on Thursday 18 and Saturday 20 August:
Planned industrial action by the RMT and the TSSA unions means rail services are expected to be severely affected on Thursday 18 and Saturday 20 August, and a significantly reduced temporary timetable will be in place.
More details on how the strikes will affect your journey plans can be found on Great Western Railway's website.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey for Saturday 13 August from 9 August onwards using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. The other strike date timetables will be updated in journey planners nearer to the time.