Industrial Action 2026

Train workers in the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) are going on industrial action strike. This will happen on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May.

Trains will run on a reduced timetable and not run as often as usual. If you need to travel, your journey may be delayed or changed, so plan ahead.

On Friday, there will be no trains after 19:00

On Saturday there will be no trains before 7:00.

Train services available but running on a limited service are:

Cross City Line (Lichfield Trent Valley – Redditch / Bromsgrove via Birmingham New Street) – 2 trains per hour

Wolverhampton – Walsall via Birmingham New Street – 1 train per hour

Rugeley Trent Valley – Birmingham International via Birmingham New Street – 1 train per hour

Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street - 1 train per hour

Birmingham New Street and London Euston via Northampton - 1 train per hour

Northampton and London Euston - 1 train per hour

Trains may be late, cancelled, or shorter carriages than usual so there might be less space.

For more information on London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services affected.

For more information on how your rail services are affected please visit National Rail.