Millions of people in the UK will face travel disruption over the bank holiday weekend due to rail strikes, engineering works and busy roads. CrossCountry routes from Aberdeen to Cornwall will see significant disruption because of an RMT strike over pay, safety and staffing, with no CrossCountry services on Saturday and limited services between 08:00 BST and 18:00 on Monday. Network Rail advises passengers to check journeys, as alterations and cancellations are likely on Sunday. LNER will have no direct trains to London King's Cross on Sunday and engineering works will require some bus replacements. Heavy road congestion is expected, especially on the M5, with large crowds at major festivals nationwide.
Millions of people in the UK face travel disruption this bank holiday weekend, contending with busy roads, a rail strike and engineering works. There is likely to be significant disruption on the rail network on CrossCountry routes from Aberdeen to Cornwall because of a strike by the RMT union over pay, safety and staffing. The RAC has also warned roads will be busy on Friday, with three million getaway journeys planned, and particularly heavy traffic on the M5 between Bristol and Devon.
Network Rail has advised all passengers to check their journeys before travelling due to strikes and rail works. There will be no CrossCountry services on Saturday, meaning there will be no direct trains connecting Birmingham to Leicester, Derby or Nottingham. On Sunday, although industrial action is not taking place, alterations and cancellations are to be expected. On Monday, there will be a strike, but there will be limited services on all Cross Country lines between 08:00 BST and 18:00.
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