Jul 6, 2015, 7:09 am
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Update: station staff now scheduled to strike again for 24 hours from 18:30 BST on Tuesday 25 August, and then again for 24 hours from 18:30 on Thursday 27 August. Full details and impact not yet available, will be here when TfL have had a chance to assess:
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/tube-strike
There may also be a series of First Great Western strikes (SW England, South Wales, and areas West of London from Paddington Station) on 23rd, 29th, 30th and 31st August 2015. Details are here:
https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/strike
The linked sites should have the most up-to-date information.
Expected effect on transport from the airports:
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https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/tube-strike
There may also be a series of First Great Western strikes (SW England, South Wales, and areas West of London from Paddington Station) on 23rd, 29th, 30th and 31st August 2015. Details are here:
https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/strike
The linked sites should have the most up-to-date information.
Expected effect on transport from the airports:
- Heathrow will have no Piccadilly Line service. All other services will be unaffected, including those to/from Paddington, although expect overcrowding at Paddington, and potential knock-on delays. Heathrow Connect services are jointly operated by FGW, but are expected to run as normal.
- City Airport DLR services will be unaffected, as it is not part of the strike, but there will be no Tube connections, and services will be overcrowded as commuters seek alternative routes.
- Gatwick rail services will be unaffected during the Tube strike, but expect overcrowding on Thameslink services, particularly in central London, as people look for alternative routes to their destination.
- Stansted rail services will be unaffected, but there will be no Victoria Line connection at Tottenham Hale.
- Luton rail services will be unaffected by Thameslink, but expect overcrowding, particularly in central London, as people look for alternative routes to their destination.
- Southend rail services will be unaffected.
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport rail services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales and will be unaffected, but connections at Cardiff Central may be.
- Southampton Airport Parkway rail services are operated by South West Trains and CrossCountry, and so are unaffected, but connections at Southampton Central for FGW services to Cardiff will be.
- During the Tube strike, expect widespread road disruption in and around London, long queues for buses at popular termini, and full buses to pass stops elsewhere. This is a day for direct trains, walking and cycling! Taxis from the airports will be slow, expensive and scarce.
- During the FGW strike, in London use the TfL Tube & Rail Services map to find alternative routes to your destination. All passengers would be well advised to check online in advance if you must travel on a train operator affected by strike action.
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UK Transport Strikes 2015: Tube (25-27 Aug NOW POSTPONED), FGW (23, 29-31 Aug)
Aug 6, 2015, 7:55 am
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If you're doing it that way, you'll probably end up going to Victoria, then taking the District Line to Barons Court and changing to the Piccadilly Line from there. Be aware that there's some quite heavy construction going on at Victoria Underground station. This will take about 2h.
Aug 6, 2015, 8:03 am
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If you're doing it that way, you'll probably end up going to Victoria, then taking the District Line to Barons Court and changing to the Piccadilly Line from there. Be aware that there's some quite heavy construction going on at Victoria Underground station. This will take about 2h.
Aug 6, 2015, 10:11 am
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Back to the strike... my co-worker actually was allowed to rebook her BA ticket for a later date due to the strike in London. YMMV, of course. Nothing on BA's website mentions this, but when she call BA(US) and explained how her travels would be affected by the Tube strike, they allowed her to change without penalty.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33866704
Station staff now scheduled to strike again for 24 hours from 18:30 BST on Tuesday 25 August, and then again for 24 hours from 18:30 on Thursday 27 August. Interestingly, the drivers have not yet agreed to strike on these days... and of course discussions are ongoing so who knows what will end up happening.
Station staff now scheduled to strike again for 24 hours from 18:30 BST on Tuesday 25 August, and then again for 24 hours from 18:30 on Thursday 27 August. Interestingly, the drivers have not yet agreed to strike on these days... and of course discussions are ongoing so who knows what will end up happening.
Aug 24, 2015, 11:09 am
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You can thank me for that.
I need to get to Heathrow from St Pancras on Friday evening, so I bought a HEx ticket.
Not only have they cancelled the tube strike, but they've lowered the price of HEx tickets.
Last time when they kept the strikes, I didn't buy anything.
The time before when they cancelled the strikes, I had bought a pre-paid hotel room.
See a pattern?
I need to get to Heathrow from St Pancras on Friday evening, so I bought a HEx ticket.
Not only have they cancelled the tube strike, but they've lowered the price of HEx tickets.
Last time when they kept the strikes, I didn't buy anything.
The time before when they cancelled the strikes, I had bought a pre-paid hotel room.
See a pattern?