Industrial action affecting Great Western Railway on 27 and 30 July - Only travel if absolutely essential

Due to industrial action by RMT union, Aslef and the TSSA union Great Western Railway will run a significantly reduced service on Wednesday 27 July and there will be further disruption to journeys on Saturday 30 July. 

On strike days there will be an extremely limited service will operate between 07:00 and 18:30, and last trains will leave much earlier. On non-strike days, no services will run before 07:00.

We therefore, ask customers to seriously consider the necessity of their journey and please check your entire journey.

• Summary of service on 27 July
• Further Information and FAQ
• Check before you travel

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No rail services will operate on Wednesday 27 July on the following routes: 

• All lines in Cornwall, including all branch lines 
• All branch lines in Devon (Barnstaple, Exmouth, Paignton, Okehampton) 
• South Wales main line (Carmarthen/Swansea-Cardiff Central) 
• Berks & Hants line (Reading-Taunton via Castle Cary) 
• Wessex main line (Bath Spa-Portsmouth Harbour) 
• Heart of Wessex line (Westbury-Weymouth) 
• TransWilts line (Swindon-Westbury via Melksham) 
• Severn Beach line (Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach) 
• North Cotswolds line (Hereford/Worcester-Oxford) 
• South Cotswolds line (Cheltenham Spa-Swindon) 
• Worcester/Gloucester-Bristol 
• Greenford branch line 
• North Downs line (Reading-Gatwick Airport)
• South Coast (Westbury-Southampton/Portmouth Harbour) 

 

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The majority of train services will not operate and there will be no services on some routes, so please only travel by train if your journey is necessary. Customers are advised to find alternative ways to travel during the strike period.

For more information, including refund and alternative travel options, please click on the Great Western Railway website.

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Check before you travel:

​​​​​​​Strike day changes for Wednesday 27 July are expected to be reflected in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner from Saturday 23 July

Non-strike day changes for Thursday 28 July are expected to be reflected in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner from Sunday 24 July

Strike day changes for Saturday 30 July are not yet reflected in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. These details will be announced soon.