Commuters face further strikes and disruption in February and March, as RMT union members working on London Overground walk out over pay.
More than 300 workers will take industrial action which includes strikes and action short of strike.
It comes after a week of strikes and rail disruption after train drivers held rolling walkouts and a ban on overtime.
Travellers have been hit with 20 months of disruption since unions began their pay dispute with the Government and train operating companies.
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming industrial action.
When are the train strikes?
Aslef union members staged industrial action over five days between Tuesday, January 30 and Monday, February 5 – and banned overtime for nine days from January 29. In all, 16 train operators were affected.
RMT union members on the London Overground will take industrial action during February and March.
Monday, February 19: London Overground
Tuesday, February 20: London Overground
Monday, March 4: London Overground
Tuesday, March 5: London Overground
Will there be more national train strikes?
Aslef’s ongoing dispute over pay has hit travellers for the past 20 months, and train drivers represented by the Aslef union have voted overwhelmingly to continue strike action, potentially heaping more misery on commuters in 2024.
Strikes have also been held since June 2022 by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. However, in December they voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The deal will see the union suspend industrial action until at least April 2024 in exchange for a backdated pay offer which put all members in line to receive a lump sum Christmas payment of at least £1,750.
What about minimum service levels?
A bill for minimum standards for passenger rail services, ambulance services and fire and rescue services was passed in July, to ensure essential services remain in place. It means employers will be able to dismiss staff who refuse to turn up to work when ordered to, while unions failing to meet minimum levels could face legal action.
However, Aslef has reacted to this by warning such legislation could worsen any industrial action.
Mr Whelan said: “Having seen, since this dispute started in June 2022, the resolve of our members, and the support train drivers enjoy among our passengers and the public, the Tories have now tried their old trick of changing the rules.
“When they couldn’t bully us into backing down they brought in minimum service levels – designed, effectively, to ban strikes by making them ineffective – but this new law won’t ease industrial strife. It will just make it worse.”
Advice for travelling during train strikes
Transport for London recommends that passengers use its Status Updates tool before travelling and to check for alternative routes.