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• Coordinated industry contingency plan will see around 20% of services running and some parts of the country with no rail services
• Special timetables for 18 and 20 August have now been published on National Rail Enquiries, with trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm
• Passengers are asked to plan ahead, check before they travel, to expect disruption and to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary

• Rail passengers travelling in the East Midlands are urged to plan ahead this Thursday (18 Aug) and Saturday (20 Aug) as a very limited timetable will be available  
• Amid national industrial action, passenger trains will only run between 7:30am and 6:30pm and some routes will be closed completely  
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary  

Around 20% of rail services will be able to run on Network Rail’s Western route on the upcoming strike days with most trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual - between 7.30am and 6.30pm 

Around 10% of rail services will be able to run in Wales and the Borders on the upcoming strike days, with most trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual - between 7.30am and 6.30pm 

• Rail passengers should only travel if ‘absolutely necessary’ on 18 & 20 August
• Strike action will see 20% of the usual number of trains running – some routes will have none
• Those running will start later from 7:30am and finish earlier by 6.30pm
• If you must travel, please check National Rail Enquiries before you set off

• Passengers asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary as only a fifth of trains are running and many lines will be closed completely, causing severe disruption 
• On strike days, trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, running only between 7.30am and 6.30pm, and trains will start later on days following strike action 
• On 19 August, as well as a later start on National Rail services, there will be industrial action on London Underground  and on some London bus routes on 19 and 20 August

• Rail passengers travelling on the East Coast Main Line are urged to plan ahead this Thursday (18 Aug) and Saturday (20 Aug) as a limited timetable will be available  
• Amid national industrial action, less than half of usual services will run between London and Edinburgh from 7:30am until 6:30pm 
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary  

The people of Troon will get the first chance to see proposed plans for the redevelopment of the station building following a fire which destroyed it in July last year.