{"id":176407,"date":"2022-07-25T07:12:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=176407"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:05:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:05:12","slug":"essential-travel-only-due-to-industrial-action-on-wednesday-27-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/essential-travel-only-due-to-industrial-action-on-wednesday-27-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential travel only due to industrial action on Wednesday 27 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 July 2022: As industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) on the UK rail network continues, we are advising customers to only travel on Wednesday 27 July if their journey is essential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant disruption is expected on all lines with services starting later and finishing much earlier than usual. As with previous industrial action, trains will only run between 07:30 and 18:30 so we urge customers to plan ahead and check the times of their last trains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are advising passengers to only travel if it is essential, work from home if they can and to plan ahead if they do intend to travel, which will allow our severely reduced service to be utilised by those making essential journeys.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service equates to less than a third of normal service levels, and consisting of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 trains per hour from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Laindon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 trains per hour from Fenchurch Street to Pitsea via Rainham<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No trains will run via Ockendon or Chafford Hundred<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers are reminded that trains will only run between 07:30 and 18:30, with the first and last trains detailed below although these trains are likely to be very busy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First trains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">07:30 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">07:32 Basildon to Fenchurch Street<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">07:36 Grays to Fenchurch Street<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">07:44 Pitsea to Fenchurch Street via Rainham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last trains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17:00 Fenchurch Street to Pitsea via Rainham<\/span><\/li>\n<li>17:05 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness via Laindon<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17:28 Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17:37 Fenchurch Street to Grays via Rainham<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No trains will serve Chafford Hundred or Ockendon stations as our reduced service can only operate on the routes that Network Rail has made available.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full timetable is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/our-network\/service-alterations\/\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The operator is also warning customers that disruption is likely to continue into Thursday morning as employees return to duties. There will be no trains on Thursday morning until after 06:30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rob Mullen, Managing Director for c2c, said, \u201cWe are really disappointed that this disruptive action is taking place again, impacting summer holiday plans for many of our customers, as well as those travelling for work. Our teams are working to deliver a service on this latest day of action but we must warn customers to only travel if their journeys are essential as we will be running a significantly reduced service with trains stopping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> much earlier than usual. If customers have essential journeys, we are asking them to allow plenty of time, expect disruption and be sure to plan ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are advising customers not to buy tickets to travel on a strike day but they will be able to get a refund if they already have a ticket and cannot travel due to strike action. The quickest way to request a refund is via our online refund <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/request-a-refund-online\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For up-to-date travel advice during industrial action, check before you travel; the National Rail Enquiries <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will have the latest information on services, as will the c2c <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25 July 2022: As industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) on the UK rail network continues, we are advising customers to only travel on 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