Members of the RMT and TSSA unions have announced strike action, impacting Network Rail and West Midlands Railway employees on Friday 4, Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November 2022. As a result, a limited timetable will be in operation on these dates.
Strike action will also take place across other train operators, with people asked to check before travelling. Apologies are made for the inconvenience caused by this industrial action.
What does this mean?
Friday 4 November
A very limited service will be running on the following routes between 07:30 - 19:30 only:
• Birmingham - Crewe - Liverpool (including local journeys between Birmingham - Wolverhampton)
• Birmingham - Northampton - London Euston
• Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove
No services will be running on any other West Midlands Railway route.
Online journey planners are expected to be updated on Saturday 29 October for Friday 4 November.
Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November
Limited services will be running between 07:00 - 19:00 only from:
• Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove
• Birmingham - Northampton - London Euston
• Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Crewe
West Midlands Railway services will not be operating on any other route.
On Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 November, services will start up later due to the displacement of trains. The first morning services on most routes are expected to be very busy, people may wish to delay their journey if possible to avoid busier trains.
Print at home timetables will be made available as soon as possible. We're expecting online journey planners to be updated on the following dates:
• Journeys for Saturday 5 November will be live from Monday 31 October.
• Journeys for Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November will be live from Wednesday 2 November.
