A warning has been issued to rail passengers over the New Year period as more strikes will cause further travel chaos.
Network Rail said rides would be “significantly disrupted” for the rest of the month and into January as industrial activity resumes.
The Transportation Workers’ Association (TSSA) has become the latest association to launch a pay and conditions strike.
Its members – who primarily work in management roles including customer services and planning – will be on strike for 24 hours on CrossCountry services until 9pm tonight.
After that, further industrial operations will take place on the West Midlands Railway and Great Western Railway from noon today in 24 hours.
TSSA said its workers were “seeking basic fair treatment, no layoffs, fair wage increases in the face of a cost of living crisis and no compromise on terms and conditions.” “.
However, a Department for Transport spokesman said the public “deserve better than not having their festivals affected by the strikes” after two years “Christmas virtual”.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has confirmed more strikes on January 3, 4, 6 and 7, while the train drivers union, Aslef, has called for a strike. public on January 5.
And workers on the Elizabeth Line in London will act on January 12.
There were queues at several major stations including London’s King’s Cross as rail service out of the capital was restarted following yesterday’s strike, with delays and cancellations of some services.
King’s Cross was among the stations with queues after the RMT strikes ended on Tuesday
Network Rail has asked people to plan ahead and check their services before they depart in the coming days as “industrial action means rail travel will be significantly disrupted in the coming days”. throughout December and January”.
And the government has called on union bosses to stop striking, saying: “We urge them to step back, reconsider and come back to the negotiating table, so that we can start 2023 by ending it with an end to it. this damaging dispute.”
However, it will not only be railway workers in action in the new year, with Further strikes are planned by many sectorsincluding nurses, paramedics and postal workers.
Border Force officers will also begin their own industrial action from tomorrow, with those arriving at UK airports expected to feel the impact.
