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Read Full ArticleDrivers on Southern Railways will take strike action on Tuesday January 10; Wednesday 11; and Friday 13. And on Tuesday January 24; Wednesday 25 and Friday 27.
In addition, an overtime ban continues.
Planning for the worst
Southern Rail has confirmed that none of its train services will run during the three-day ASLEF drivers' strikes. But it has announced it is putting in place a number of alternative measures to try to help those commuters who have essential travel needs.
The train operator is organising 200 coaches/buses each day to provide road links for essential travel from nine Southern stations (see below) into nearby neighbouring train networks where they can connect into other train operators' services.
Southern advises that capacity on the buses will be limited and journey times will take much longer. Ticket acceptance on other operators’ transport has been put in place (full list on www.southernrailway.com).
It is also advising people to work from home or remotely if they can, stagger journeys if possible and to only travel if it is essential and allow plenty of extra time for journeys.
Other measures include:
Angie Doll, Southern's Passenger Service Director, said: "There will be significant disruption and hardship next week caused by these pointless and unnecessary strikes. With this package of measures, we are putting in place a very limited number of alternative options to help people with essential travel needs get where they need to be. Unfortunately, there is no practical way we could replace 2,000-plus trains we run each day with buses but what we are doing is providing transport to link some passengers into other operators' stations where services are running normally.
"These buses will run from a small number of stations and space will be very limited, so we are asking those who don't need to travel, or who have a viable alternative, to leave the space for those who have no other option. Anyone who does travel should expect to queue, plan for longer journeys and realise the service they join will be exceptionally busy."
Buses will link:
www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/strike/aslef-strike including how to claim strike compensation.
Article written by Brian Shillibeer
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