Strikes are taking place across the rail network in the coming seven days.

Action by the RMT will affect services across the UK on Saturday, November 5, Monday, November 7 and Wednesday, November 9.

Network Rail which owns the track and rail infrastructure said there will be a very limited service on these days with no service at all in some places.

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It said people should only travel by train on those days if absolutely necessary and to check before they leave to start their journey.

The strike action by RMT members who work for Network Rail will affect ScotRail services because Network Rail controls the signal boxes.

ScotRail is operating a reduced timetable between 07.30 and 18.30 on the strike days.

There will be no trains between Glasgow to Aberdeen or Inverness or outside the central belt.

Two trains an hour between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High will run.

Two trains an hour from Edinburgh to Helensburgh via Queen Street low level will run.

Two trains an hour on the Glasgow to Hamilton, Lanark and Larkhall routes.

One train an hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh via Shotts.

One train an hour from Queen Street to Larbert and Grahamston,

Two trains an hour will operate on the Milngavie to Springburn service.

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ScotRail advises: “Unfortunately, Network Rail will be unable to open any other signal boxes to operate passenger services on any other routes on the strike days.”

A reduced service will operate on the Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to London with passengers with tickets advised to check the revised timetable before travelling.

Avanti also said: “We strongly advise you to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on 5, 6, 7, and 9 November. If your journey is essential, please plan ahead as your entire journey will likely be severely disrupted.”

Train operators said disruption is likely on the days after the strike action as well.

The union and employer have been at loggerheads over negotiations.

Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary, said, when strikes were announced: “The dishonesty of Network Rail bosses has reached a new low in this national rail dispute.  

“On the one hand they were telling our negotiators that they were prepared to do a deal while planning to torpedo negotiations by imposing unacceptable changes to our members terms and conditions.  

“Our members are livid with these duplicitous tactics, and they will now respond in kind with sustained strike action.” 

Network Rail said the offer on the table is  a 4% increase in base pay backdated to 1 January 2022, including shift pay and overtime. A 4%increase in base pay from 1 January 2023. A £250 increase in base salary backdated to January 2021 for colleagues whose annual base salary in 2021 was less than £24,000 per year.  An increased pay range scales in line with the 4% award for 2022 and 2023.

In a letter to the RMT, Network Rail managing director, Tim Shovellor, said: “I must level with you that the financial impact of further strikes such as those you have now announced will make it harder to fund even the existing pay offer. Strikes risk driving away passengers and freight customers for good and cost the industry money we can ill afford in these times.”