Press release - 7 March 2017 17:14

Southern aims to run most services during next RMT strike

Southern aims to run most services during next RMT strike

Train operator Southern will be aiming to run most of its services during the RMT’s latest strike next Monday, 13 March.

During the RMT's last strike, on 22 February, Southern ran almost nine out of 10 trains (87%) with more than 50% of on-board staff reporting for work and the use of contingency on board staff.

Passenger Services Director Angie Doll said: “We've shown that we can now run almost all our services during an RMT strike. Our on-board supervisors are now established in their roles and passengers are beginning to see the benefits of having someone whose sole job is customer service.”

Full details of service changes can be found at www.southernrail.com/strike. Passengers can claim compensation if they are delayed by 15 minutes or more at www.southernrailway.com/delayrepay

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Editor’s notes

Southern and Gatwick Express run 2,242 services on a non-strike day.

Most services will operate to the normal timetable.

Gatwick Express will operate a full service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport / Brighton.

Key alterations include:

No Southern services between Clapham Junction and Milton Keynes Central via Kensington Olympia / Watford Junction

No Southern service between Leatherhead and Guildford

No Rye – Ashford International shuttle services during the morning and evening peaks. However, Southern plans to operate most services between Ashford International and Brighton. Southern also plans to operate replacement buses between Rye and Ashford International and some other buses between Ashford, Rye and Hastings.

Some trains between London Bridge and Brighton, Eastbourne or Littlehampton will not operate

Some services between Brighton and Seaford / Eastbourne / Hastings / Ashford and between Brighton and Bognor Regis / Littlehampton / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central will not operate and others will have fewer carriages than normal

Most services that only run between Brighton and Hove will not operate

For more information email press.office@gtrailway.com or call 0203 750 2030

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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) operates Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express services as follows:

Thameslink – services between Bedford and Brighton, Luton/St Albans and Sutton, Wimbledon and Sevenoaks

Great Northern – services between London and Welwyn, Hertford, Peterborough, Cambridge and King’s Lynn

Southern – services between London and the Sussex coast (Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne, Bognor Regis, Hastings) and parts of Surrey, Kent and Hampshire (Ashford International, Southampton, Portsmouth)

Gatwick Express – Fast, non-stop direct services between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria

GTR is now the largest rail franchise in the UK in terms of passenger numbers, trains, revenue and staff: GTR carries about 326 million passenger journeys per year, employs around 6,500 people and generates annual passenger revenues of approximately £1.3bn.

The GTR investment programme for stations includes funding for more CCTV, toilet refurbishments, new retail facilities, help points and car park improvements – as well as plans for increased motorcycle storage and improved transport integration.

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