Rail passengers in Gedling borough are being cautioned about significant travel disruptions for the next six days as train drivers in the Aslef union implement an overtime ban.

As part of an ongoing national dispute over pay, members of the Aslef union at 16 firms, including East Midlands Railway, which serves Gedling borough and Nottingham, will refuse to work overtime from 3rd to 8th July.

This overtime ban, considered action short of a strike, follows the approval of further strike action by Aslef members at 10 train firms.

The functioning of all train companies relies on drivers working a certain amount of overtime and volunteering to work on rest days to maintain their regular timetables.

In response to the overtime ban, affected rail operators have made adjustments to their timetables and canceled some services.

A spokesperson for East Midlands Railways acknowledged the announced overtime ban and the planned industrial action by the RMT union on specific dates in July. They stated that there will be several train cancellations between 3rd and 8th July due to the action short of a strike by the Aslef union. Customers are advised to travel before the last train of the day whenever possible and to check for updates before their journey. Photo by ClemRutter, Wikimedia commons.