The RMT Union has instructed guard and driver members working at South Western Railway to take strike action on the following dates:
Friday 30 August till Monday 2nd September (inclusive).
In a statements from South Western Railway:
“It’s extremely disappointing that despite having a date in the diary for what we hoped would be constructive talks held in good faith, the RMT union has somewhat cynically decided to call further disruptive strike action, inflicting misery on our customers and colleagues.
“Only last week, we met with union representatives for the fourth day of talks in the last ten days and were due to meet the General Secretary of the RMT the very day before these strikes have now been announced for. We are struggling to comprehend what this endless strike action is really all about. The RMT seems intent on ploughing on full steam ahead with more strikes, showing little regard for our customers or the communities we serve.
“The RMT has always said it wanted us to keep the guard on every train which is what we have offered as part of a framework agreement. We want to move the conversation on to how we operate our new trains and take advantage of the new technology on board to benefit our customers. We remain committed to finding a solution that will help us build a better railway for everyone. We will do everything we can to keep customers moving during strike action”
LONDON WATERLOO TO WEYMOUTH
A reduced service will run on this route.
Hourly fast trains will run between London Waterloo and Bournemouth.
There will be an hourly train shuttle service between Bournemouth and Weymouth as well as an hourly ‘stopper’ train between Southampton Central and Bournemouth.
LONDON WATERLOO TO POOLE (STOPPING SERVICES)
These trains will not run. If you are travelling to stations between Bournemouth and Poole, please change at Bournemouth and join the hourly train shuttle service between Bournemouth and Weymouth.
