Once again, the RMT have announced strike action affecting Network Rail employees.

They will be taking 24 hours of strike action on Thursday 16^th March.  The RMT have also announced strike action affecting passenger trains on Thursday 16^th and Saturday 18^th March and then Thursday 30^th March and Saturday 1^st April.

There is also an Overtime Ban for Network Rail employees following the strike action.  This is split into two halves, Maintenance staff and Operations staff.  We understand that there could be an impact to our operations from the Operations staff overtime ban.

This will be in effect on the following dates:

Sunday 26^th March to Saturday 1^st April

Sunday 9^th April to Saturday 15^th April

Sunday 23^rd April to Saturday 29^th April

These strikes will affect a number of rail operating companies, including Network Rail. The disruption this is going to cause to our business is significant. Please can you ensure you are advising customers of the potential impact to supply.

The Supply Chain team is working hard to mitigate the impact to our operations wherever possible and is in contact with the relevant business areas around this.

However, for employees who are planning to use the rail network on the above dates, for instance for meetings or training, it is worth exploring alternative methods of transport or potentially rescheduling.

You can read more about the planned strike here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61634959