GTR operates the Southern rail franchise in England, which covers several counties south of London. They are currently in a dispute with the RMT and ASLEF Unions over on-board roles and responsibilities.
I work with a number of town centres across the affected region and we are interested in seeing the effect of these actions on High Street performance. To achieve this, I have compiled a list of dates and sources. It will be updated as I gather more information, and I welcome contributions.
Disclaimer: This post was last updated on 6 December 2016 and is a work in progress. E&OE. It may not be current and should not be relied upon for planning or other purposes.
Apr 2016
1100 Tue 26 April – 1059 Wed 27 April
RMT strike, 24 hours – Sources: BBC; RMT Website
May 2016
Postponed 1100 Tue 10 May – 1059 Wed 11 May
RMT strike – Source: RMT Website; postponement notice
Postponed 1100 Thu 12 May – 1059 Fri 13 May
RMT strike – Source: RMT Website; postponement notice
0001-2359 Wed 18 May
RMT strike. Was Fri 20 May but brought forward. Sources: Southern Press Office 1 & 2; RMT switch notice
Brought forward 0001-2359 Fri 20 May
RMT strike. Pulled back from two previous 24-hour strikes. Source: RMT Postponement notice
June 2016
0001-2359 Tue 21 June
RMT strike. Sources: Southern press release; BBC; Twitter
July 2016
* Southern began revised timetable from 11 July 2016
Aug 2016
0001 Mon 8 Aug – 2359 Friday 12 Aug [Sources: RMT announcement and calling-off]
RMT Strike suspended at 2200 on Wednesday 10 August. Southern resumed pre-strike timetable on Friday.
Sep 2016
0001 Wed 7 September – 2359 Thu 8 September
RMT Guard strike on Southern [Source: RMT]
Called off 0001-2359 Wed 7 September
RMT Station staff strike across GTR i.e. not specific to Southern [Source: Southern; RMT calling-off]
Oct 2016
0001 Tue 18 October – 2359 Thu 20 October
RMT strike [Source: BBC; RMT]
Nov 2016
0001 Thu 3 November – 2359 Sat 5 November [Source: BBC]
RMT strike
0001 Tue 22 November – 2359 Wed 23 November [Source: BBC]
RMT Guards strike
Dec 2016
0001 Tue 6 December – 2359 Thu 8 December [Source: BBC; RMT]
RMT Guards Strike
Tue 13 December – Wed 14 December [Source: ASLEF]
ASLEF Drivers strike
Fri 16 December [Source: ASLEF]
ASLEF Drivers strike
0001 Mon 19 – 2359 Tue 20 December [Source: RMT]
RMT Guards Strike [changed date, was 22-24 Dec]
Brought forward Thu 22 – Sat 24 December [Source: RMT]
RMT Guards Strike – brought forward to 19-20 Dec
0001 Sat 31 December – 2359 Mon 2 January 2017 [Source: RMT]
RMT Guards Strike
Jan 2017
Mon 9 – Sat 14 ASLEF [confirmed ASLEF website]
Updates?
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