Disruption

is
expected
from
today
as
ASLEF
stages
pay
strikes
at
Avanti
West
Coast,
East
Midlands
Railway,
West
Midlands
Trains
and
CrossCountry.

Further
strikes
have
been
called
tomorrow at
Chiltern
Railways,
GWR,
LNER,
Northern
and
TransPennine
Express,
and
at
c2c,
Greater
Anglia,
Govia
Thameslink
Railway,
Southeastern
and
South
Western
Railway
(main
line,
depot
drivers
and
Island
Line)
on
Monday.

ASLEF
drivers
are
also
refusing
to
work
rest
days
from
4
to
6
April
and
from
8
to
9
April,
which
could
lead
to
some
services
being
changed
or
cancelled.

However,
strikes
which
had
been
set
to
go
ahead
on
London
Underground
on
8
April
and
4
May
have
been
called
off
after
progress
with
talks,
although
a
separate
walkout
is
still
planned
on
LNER
on 20
April,
accompanied
by
an
overtime
ban
from
19
to
21
April,
in
a
dispute
over
bargaining
procedures.