The latest travel information about upcoming and past rail strikes and overtime bans.
Last updated on 14 October 2025.
The RMT union has announced the following industrial action affecting CrossCountry:
Saturday 18 October affecting:
Saturday 1 November affecting:
If you are affected by industrial action and decide not to travel, you can always request a refund using an instant online form.
CrossCountry services are expected to be affected by RMT industrial action on Saturday 18 October 2025. Some routes will have limited service, and others will not operate at all. Customers should check before travelling and expect disruption.
If you already hold a CrossCountry ticket for travel on 18 or 19 October, you can use it on an alternative date as follows:
| If your ticket is dated | You can travel on | Up to and including |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18 October or Sunday 19 October 2025 | Friday 17 October 2025 | Tuesday 21 October 2025 |
This applies to customers travelling wholly with CrossCountry or on journeys to, from or via CrossCountry services, including connections with other train operators.
Please note:
Travel should be at the nearest possible time to your original booking.
Seat reservations cannot be guaranteed if you travel on another day.
Tickets that include travel across or around London (shown with a † symbol) are valid on London Underground and DLR services only on the date shown. If you travel on a different day, you’ll need to pay separately for the Underground or DLR.
TfL services such as London Buses or Trams are not included.
If you’d prefer not to travel, you’re still entitled to request a full refund for your entire booking.
The industrial action is being caused by ongoing disputes between the two main rail trade unions, the RMT union of transport workers and the ASLEF union of train drivers, and the train companies, Network Rail, and the government. The disputes are over wages, planned changes to working practices, and the threat of redundancies.
So far, the industrial action has consisted of both strikes and overtime bans. Overtime bans are often referred to as “action short of a strike” because they still cause significant disruption without technically striking; they’re effective because many train operators rely on staff doing voluntary overtime to run a full service.
All the days industrial action has taken place so far this year.
All the days industrial action took place last year.
All the days industrial action took place in 2023.
RMT union strike and ASLEF union overtime ban.
RMT union strike and ASLEF union overtime ban.
A planned RMT union strike was suspended.
A planned RMT union strike was suspended.
ASLEF union and RMT union strikes.
ASLEF union and RMT union strikes.
