Is there a train strike today: Key dates for June 2023 and all you need to know

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They include the leading intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express The vast majority of London commuter operators will also be hit: Greater Anglia GTR Southeastern South Western Railway Operators focusing on the Midlands and north of England will be affected: Chiltern Railways Northern Trains West Midlands Trains There will also be a ban on “non-contractual overtime” on Thursday 1 June. “The proposal – of just 4 per cent – was clearly not designed to be accepted as inflation is still running north of 10 per cent and our members at these companies have not had an increase for four years.” Mr Whelan said the companies involved are “letting down passengers, and taxpayers,” and that “proposals to modernise Britain’s railways and help them run more efficiently” had been rejected. In the event of it not being realistic, or substantial enough, we may need to take further and possibly prolonged industrial action.” A spokesman for the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said: “We understand the impact of these strikes on individuals and businesses alike, and we can only apologise for this unnecessary and damaging disruption. “The government now needs to unlock the RDG and allow them to make an offer that can be put to a referendum of our members.” A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group said: “In recent discussions with the RMT we have continued to stand by the fair, industry level dispute resolution proposal agreed line by line with their negotiating team, which would have resolved this dispute and given our lowest paid staff a rise of up to 13 per cent.