Train Strikes - Travelling on the day between strikes

[Motorman74]

With the Christmas Party season nearly upon us, I've noticed that my works do is on the day between the December RMT strikes - event is the 15th, Strikes are 13-14th and 16-17th.

Does anyone have experience of travel on the day in between strikes? Clearly they do it like that to maximise disruption over the 5 days while only striking for 4, and I'm concerned mainly about being left stranded of an evening with no services running.

Do services end early on the day in between a strike? I'd probably be looking at a £200 Taxi/Uber ride if I ended up stuck - assuming I could find one.

I generally avoid train travel completely when the strikes are on - so I have no experience at all with how bad things really are on the day between.

[Greenmantle]

it wont be pretty.
make other arrangements

[smithyithy]

My prediction would be that a good proportion of people that had plans on the strike days will have moved them to the 15th, so expect services to be absolutely heaving.

It's my idea of hell, so I'd personally avoid at all costs

[Sheepshanks]

Are you going there and back on the same day - so a late train home? That's massively risky.

Our do is on the 12th (yes, a Monday ) and they've said we'll be fine travelling to the do. But everyone is staying overnight!

[Hol]

I just work from home for a bit and then go in a little later and plan for a slightly longer journey as later trains have a few extra stops.


The unions little temper tantrum’s have very little impact, when you step around them.

[Motorman74]

Thanks for all the input guys - I think I might forego the drinking element, but go along for the event/food part an not take a chance by driving.

My expectation was it would be risky, and there is too high a chance I might get stranded (for me anything greater than zero chance is too high!)

I'm sure my liver will thank me for the break.

[bigpriest]

Also, new timetables are introduced in December and cause their own disruption with some services cancelled regardless of strike action.

[Ascayman]

Absolutely no chance. Workshy nobbers are going for maximum disruption to completely innocent commuters as possible.

Next week will be the last of week of them running properly until the middle of jan.