Warnings to complete rail journeys before Christmas Eve as some UK routes completely cut off

Travellers heading off on their festive breaks are facing a dash to complete their train journeys by the end of Friday because some routes are completely cut off on Christmas Eve due to the rail strike.

are set to walk out on Saturday 24 December at 6pm. They will remain on strike through to 6am on Tuesday 27 December, causing widespread disruption across the network and to planned engineering works.on Christmas Eve. Most services will finish by 3pm at the latest to allow trains to be taken off the network and stored.

There will be no trains at all from London to Sheffield or Nottingham on Christmas Eve, according to the Rail Delivery Group.analysis of train timetables found the majority of the East Midlands Trains services that are running are severely limited, with just one route running from Corby to London, operating an “extremely limited” service, on Saturday.

Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, urged customers to check their journeys before leaving, adding: “It is disappointing that our passengers’ journeys are continuing to be affected by industrial action over the Christmas period.” On Great Western Rail, the last train from London to Cardiff is at 14.48, while the last one to Bath is at 14.32.

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