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Upcoming Planned Strikes and Disruptions

July 7, 2026
    πŸš„ Rail Network: TSSA Industrial Action (Friday & Saturday)

    Due to a strike by members of the TSSA trade union at West Midlands Trains, a significantly reduced timetable will operate on Friday 10 July and Saturday 11 July. Trains will run between 07:00 and 19:00 only, with final departures commencing from 17:00 on Friday.

    • Completely Cancelled Routes (No Service): * All routes via Birmingham Snow Hill

      • Birmingham New Street to Hereford (via Worcester)

      • Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury

      • Nuneaton to Leamington Spa (via Coventry)

      • Camp Hill Line

    • Severely Limited Routes: * Cross City Line (Lichfield Trent Valley – Redditch / Bromsgrove via Birmingham New Street): Reduced to 2 trains per hour.

      • Wolverhampton – Walsall (via Birmingham New Street): Reduced to 1 train per hour.

      • Rugeley Trent Valley – Birmingham International: Reduced to 1 train per hour.

      • London Euston / Liverpool Lime Street routes: Reduced to 1 train per hour.

    Please note: Residual displacement delays and later start-times are expected on the morning of Sunday 12 July.

    🚧 Essential Engineering Works (Sunday 12 July)
    • London Euston – Birmingham New Street Line: Network Rail engineering works will take place on Sunday 12 July. Rail-replacement bus services will replace all Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway services between Milton Keynes Central / Rugby and Northampton until 19:00.

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