Welcome, Our mission is for you to find pertinent travel information. This page in particular, slowly gathers articles on domestic and foreign train travel disruptions. Just another tool in navigating around our daily lives. Remember once in a while whole countries get shut down. Summer (08) Spain had a truckers strike which blocked roads, airlines had no jet fuel deliveries and vacationers had no fresh food in the grocery stores.
America California, July,2009, Bay Area Rapid Transit, (BART) Berkeley, San Francisco union contract coming to an end, perfect storm. follow along
Argentina subway strike
Australian train strikes.
October 2011 Australian unions state "summer of discontent"
Queensland Railway threaten strike, along with Qantas airways.
Brisbane, citytrain, traveltrain, NSW for 2009. 1/14/09 Train drivers strike, Brisbane, Australia. Citytrain and Traveltrain rail crews. Second week February, 2009 Rail, Tram and Bus Union to strike 18 February. Also Federated Union of Locomotive Employees to strike Monday 16 February, 09 and perhaps join the 2/18/09 strike.
Belgium:-
A Belgian rail strike will halt all services on the high-speed Thalys train network between Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as Eurostar links to London.
NMBS, National Railway System of Belgium. See below for Eurostar.
Infrabel Belgian railway lines. Namur, Liege, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Flanders. 2010
Belgian train strike October 2010
Bulgaria:- BDZ threatens strike for November 2011. two state-owned railway companies BDZ (Bulgarian State Railways) and NKZI (National Company Railway)
Via Rail threaten strike, June 2010
Egypt:- Periodic strikes in January, 2009 meetings in February
England
UK, London 2011
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London Underground strikes October/November 2010.
Rail strike 2010, National rail strike, English train strike, London train travel, 2010
Back again this time in September see front page
National Rail strike, British Rail strike. Will keep you updated.
National Railway Strike, 2010, British Rail strike,
Signal men, strike action will take place, Tuesday- Friday, 6, 7, 8 and 9 April, 6am-10am & in the evening 6-10pm.
Maintenance staff
Starting, Tuesday, 6am to midnight Friday,
9, April. Over all, not bad, Easter bunnies are happy. Stay in the pub till 10, nice dinner... movie.
Follow along for Eurostar strike
London. Yes, it's true, now Eurostar. You should be aware. This Friday and Saturday 18, 19. London, Paris and Brussels and not stopping at that further threats for 26, 27 December. TSSA appolgise in advance. All parties meet today 12/16
Arriva Cross Country, Englands largest franchise.
First Capital Connection, 2009
First Great Western Railway strike
Heathrow Express, strike threat.
National Express strike, East Anglia, 09
Northern Rail (West) Leeds, Settle, Bradford, Balckburn, Lancashire, Halifax, Carlisle, Lancaster
Virgin trains west coast mainline, London to Scotland.
Welsh Marches Line facing possible strike by signalling workers.
Train companies serving Britain include Virgin Trains, Arriva Plc, FirstGroup Plc, Go-Ahead Group Plc, National Express Group Plc and Stagecoach Group Plc.
Train strike Finland, Finnish train travel
Trains to France
Do check front page, for French railway strikes, transportation strikes. For updates
6 December this strike has been cancelled.
CFDT file a notice of strike covering the periods:
Friday 9th December 2011 12:00
on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 8 o'clock.
from Friday 16 December 2011 12:00
on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 8 o'clock.
Friday, 23 December 2011 12:00
on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 8 o'clock.
Friday 30 December 2011 12:00
on Monday, January 2, 2012 at 8 o'clock.
SNCF states trains will run over holiday periods. rfi.fr
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Trains to Germany, German train strike, 2010, Transnet and rail workers' union GDBA were on strike this morning till 11am. Meetings will take place on Friday 29 Oct. Transnet has stated if meetings don't go well, commuters are to expect more strikes shortly after meeting.
Greece:- See front page for latest
26/2010 NO train service to and from Bulgaria till midnight
28 Oct. NO service to Athens airport all week. see here
Nationwide strike,expect severe disruptions. Greek customs strike, effecting all entry to Greece, 4, Feb. 2010
Hungary Hungary railway strikes 2010, 27 Oct.Hungarian railway company MAV employees threaten to join in Rail Cargo Hungaria workers strike.
Old stuff
Railway workers on strike, Budapest, Hungarian railway workers trade union VDSZSZ' will strike
India
Mumbai local train strike on Western and Central Rail, January, 2010. See front page.
Italian train travel
September 2011 Italian rail strike "Who's on strike today?"
strikes: Trenitalia, Italian train strikes.
List of Italian transportation strikes
Roma Termini to Fiumicino airport, with the
" Leonardo Express " bus replacement?
800. 892021 open from 2pm on Friday
Trenitalia strike, 24 hours 9pm-of the 12th, till 9pm of the 13th December, 2009
Pakistan Railways, severe problems due to floods, 8/2010
July, 09 strike, severe delays, Quetta..
Peru, PeruRail, Machu Picchu, Cusco-Puno, Lake Titicaca, Vistadome, Backpackers, Hiram Bingham, 2009 bad year.
Portugal
November several rail strikes, see front page for now
15 March 2011Portugese lorry strike
4/27 See front page, Portugese rail strike CP,
Train strike, 24 hour strike going on today, 3/24/2010 CP
Romania rail strike and Bucharest Metrorex strike
South Korea Korail strikes November, December, 2009
Spain 19, April, 2010 Renfe strike, bullet train, AVE strike. Spanish rail strike, will continue till June, 30. Workers will stop work for four hours during the week except Saturdays, and for eight hours on Fridays and Sundays. Minimal service of 70% guaranteed.
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