Rail strikes in May 2024

Rail staff have announced a new round of strikes to take place between Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 May 2024 (the week of the May Bank Holiday) as part of a long-running dispute. 

The following services will be affected: 

• Tuesday 7 May: c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway. 
• Wednesday 8 May: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains. 
• Thursday 9 May: LNER, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express. 

In addition to this, union members will also refuse to work overtime from Monday 6 to Saturday 11 May, which means that some services could be reduced or cancelled. 

Travelling to campus 

If you are coming into campus, please be aware that your journey may be disrupted and allow extra time to get to your destination. You can visit Transport for London, National Rail or the Citymapper app, which might be useful for planning alternative types of transport such as bicycle and scooter hire, walking, buses etc. 

Please do keep following the news and the National Rail website for the latest updates. 

Advice for students 

It is possible that some of your teaching or other activities will have to be rescheduled or moved online if our staff are unable to travel or need to prioritise childcare responsibilities. 

UCL will make every attempt to keep activities running for students, with student-facing staff asked to come in to work where possible. If you are coming into campus please allow extra time to get to your destination and use the websites detailed above to plan your transport. 

Keep a close eye on your UCL emails and look out for Moodle page announcements. 

Advice for staff 

If you are unable to get to work using alternative transport, you should let your line manager know as soon as possible. If transport strikes affect your ability to come into campus, you are welcome to work from home on the affected days, if your job lends itself to home working. 

Staff unable to work from home can agree flexible solutions with managers such as using TOIL or making up lost time where possible. If alternative arrangements cannot be found, staff should arrange to take annual leave or unpaid leave, in line with our Special Leave policy on travel and weather disruption.