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Aslef Rail Strikes To Begin This Week
England train passengers are bracing for chaos this week as Aslef train drivers announce fresh strikes despite efforts to resume talks.
The strikes are scheduled until Thursday, May 9.
It will involve 24-hour work stoppages by drivers at each of England’s national train operators.
A nationwide overtime ban will occur from Monday, May 13, to Saturday, May 18.
The disruption will impact most operators, resulting in a shutdown of services on strike days and reduced schedules due to the overtime ban.
This will particularly affect services in and out of London, including operators like c2c, Greater Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, and South Western Railway.
The action will escalate with further strikes at Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, and West Midlands Trains on Wednesday, followed by LNER, Northern, and TransPennine Express on Thursday.