Industrial action to affect London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May 

Route(s) affected

Various routes across London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway network

Description

We have been made aware that industrial action is planned that will affect London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May.

Passengers are advised to only travel if necessary as trains will only run on a small number of routes.

Services on both dates will operate to a reduced timetable with no trains running after 19:00 on Friday and a later 07:00 start of service on Saturday.

London Northwestern Railway:

Routes with a limited service on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May are:

• Birmingham and Liverpool Lime Street - 1 train per hour

• Birmingham and Northampton / Milton Keynes Central / London Euston - 1 train per hour

West Midlands Railway:

Routes with a limited service on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May are:

• Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch / Bromsgrove via Birmingham New Street - 2 trains per hour

• Wolverhampton and Walsall via Birmingham New Street - 1 train per hour

• Rugeley Trent Valley and Birmingham International via Birmingham New Street - 1 train per hour

No trains will run:

• On any other London Northwestern Railway route, including all routes Stafford and Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe - Euston, Bedford and Bletchley or St Albans and Watford Junction

• On any other West Midlands Railway route, including all routes via Birmingham Snow Hill, the Camp Hill Line, Shrewsbury line, Hereford Line and between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa

Journey planners are not yet updated but will be updated in advance of the action taking place.

Services will be subject to disruption and cancellations during this period and may be formed of fewer carriages on some routes. Travelling at quieter times is advised if possible. You are advised to check your entire journey before you travel and check the first and last train times on each day impacted by industrial action.

Check before you travel:

The National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner does not reflect these changes. Please check back later.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.