Planned industrial action by Great Western Railway drivers will "severely disrupt" the train network.

On Saturday, July 30, an "extremely limited" service will operate between 7am and 7pm.

Strike action will significantly affect GWR services on Sunday, July 31, due to the timings of the strike.

Most train services will not operate during the weekend and there will be no replacement bus available.

Read more: Safety fears revealed by rail workers on strike

What does the strike timetable look like?

Friday 29 July

A normal timetable will operate

Saturday 30 July

Most parts of the GWR network will have no train service. Services will start later and finish much earlier than normal. An extremely limited service will only operate on these routes:

  • Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
  • Reading to Oxford
  • Reading to Basingstoke

No other GWR services will run

Sunday 31 July

Disruption will continue and passengers are advised to make alternative arrangements. There will be no service on these routes:

  • Swindon to Gloucester
  • Oxford to Worcester/Hereford

A reduced service frequency will operate on other long-distance routes:

  • London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
  • London Paddington to Swansea
  • London Paddington to Plymouth/Penzance (inc via the Kennet Valley)
  • London Paddington to Oxford

Local services will start later than usual but will run to their usual frequency

Monday 1 August

A normal timetable will operate.

Customers who have already purchased tickets for travel on the strike day can claim a full refund or amend their ticket; those who travel and are delayed may be entitled to delay repay compensation if they are delayed by 15 minutes or more.

Season ticket holders can apply for compensation through the Delay Repay scheme.

ASLEF has announced a further strike date for Saturday 13 August, and the RMT has announced strike dates on Thursday 18 and Saturday 20 August.

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