ASLEF, the train drivers' union, has announced strike action at Avanti West Coast and three other train companies on Sunday 3 December, which is part of a range of strikes affecting 16 train companies between 2 and 8 December (more details below). Please do not attempt to travel on Avanti West Coast on Sunday 3 December as we will not be running any services on our routes.
Avanti West Coast services on the days either side of the strike will also be affected, along with industrial action impacting other train companies throughout the week, so we recommend you check your entire journey before you travel.
If your journey is affected by strike action and you're no longer able to travel, you can claim a full, fee-free refund from your point of purchase. Alternatively, customers who booked tickets to travel on strike days (during or before the industrial action was announced on Thursday 16 November) can use these on alternative travel dates. Find out more below.
To minimise the number of people disrupted, we suspend ticket sales for our services on strike days as soon as they're announced. Online journey planners now accurately show the amended strike timetables for Friday 1 to Friday 8 December, including no Avanti West Coast trains on 3 December.
Customers should continue to check our website, and those of other operators, for updates. We’re disappointed with this industrial action, and we are sorry for the inconvenience it will cause.
ASLEF has also announced that their members will withdraw from working any overtime between 1 and 9 December.
Though we plan to run our normal timetable during this period (with changes instead relating to the full strike action on 3 December and the resulting impact on 2 and 4 December), we recommend you check before you travel, as the overtime ban’s impact will vary from route to route, and your entire journey across multiple train operators may be affected.
Strike day timetables
On Sunday 3 December, please do not attempt to travel on Avanti West Coast as we will not be running any services on our routes.
To minimise the number of people disrupted, we suspend ticket sales for strike days as soon as they're announced. Online journey planners now accurately show the amended strike timetables for Friday 1 to Friday 8 December, including no Avanti West Coast trains on 3 December.
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