{"id":168826,"date":"2022-12-25T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T14:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=168826"},"modified":"2022-12-25T14:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T14:01:14","slug":"no-trains-tomorrow-as-rail-union-calls-boxing-day-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/no-trains-tomorrow-as-rail-union-calls-boxing-day-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"NO trains tomorrow as rail union calls Boxing Day strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NO trains tomorrow as rail union calls Boxing Day strike forcing thousands to make alternative plans&#8230; after forcing millions onto roads for Xmas getaway<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There will be no trains running in the UK on Boxing Day after new strike called<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Traffic is expected to be poor after\u00a0the RMT union called for industrial action<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trains would normally start running again on December 26 at a reduced rate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will be no trains running on Boxing Day anywhere in the UK after more strikes have been called by rail workers.<\/p>\n<p>Travel chaos is expected for thousands who are now forced to find alternative plans at short notice.<\/p>\n<p>Trains usually start running again on December 26 at a reduced rate after the Christmas Day shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of stations seeing hundreds of departures tomorrow, they will be empty after the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) called for another walkout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/25\/13\/65923449-11572933-image-a-70_1671973543806.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The UK is set for more travel chaos tomorrow as there are no trains set to run due to more strikes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/25\/13\/65923473-11572933-image-a-79_1671973727497.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Traffic is predicted to be particularly bad tomorrow due to the lack of rail services available (pictured the M25)<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail had already told passengers to &#8216;only travel by train if absolutely necessary&#8217; between the Christmas period to 8 January.<\/p>\n<p>Trains going to airports like\u00a0the Heathrow Express and Stansted Express are usually among the most popular services on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning those who had only planned a short Christmas stay in the UK\u00a0will be forced to find other ways of getting to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>The AA estimates that around 15.2 million cars are expected to be on the road on Boxing Day, while the RAC predicts the M25 will be a hotspot for queues.<\/p>\n<p>Fans looking to travel for sporting events will also face issues getting to stadiums and will contribute to the traffic on the roads.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/25\/13\/65923447-11572933-image-a-71_1671973553547.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Football fans looking to travel to games will now likely have to travel by car tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the AA said: &#8216;Traffic is likely to build around shopping centres as lots of people seek a bargain in the sales, meanwhile football fans will travel to see their teams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is scope for localised traffic congestion and more short trips, but traffic should be dispersed throughout the day as people take their time after Christmas Day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Services unable to run due to the action includes Merseyrail, which usually runs a regular Boxing Day service across its network, ScotRail, which was due to operate trains in Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Northern, which would have connected Liverpool and St Helens.<\/p>\n<p>It will also bring disruption to the capital with Southern Trains unable to run its services between London Bridge, Brighton and Croydon.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11572933\/NO-trains-tomorrow-rail-union-calls-Boxing-Day-strike-forcing-thousands-make-alternative-plans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NO trains tomorrow as rail union calls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":168825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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