Rugby gridlock fears

By Rory Poulter

18th Nov 2022 | Local News

Richmond and Twickenham faces gridlock tomorrow – Saturday – as the result of a strike on parts of the rail network.

The industrial action will force many of the 80,000 of fans coming the England v All Blacks on to the roads.

Passengers on Great Western Railway (GWR) services from the West and South West attending the match at Twickenham (5.30pm kick off) have been told not to travel by train.

This is because there will be no services travelling West to Reading and onwards to the South West after the match.

South Western Railway (SWR) is similarly advising passengers not to travel to the match by train from Reading, Earley, Winnersh or Winnersh Triangle stations.

Services to the match from other stations – Waterloo in to Richmond and Twickenham - on the SWR network will be unaffected.

The disruption is linked to RMT strike action at Network Rail's Thames Valley Signalling Centre on Saturday and Monday.

Disruption should also be expected in the morning of the day after each strike day – Sunday and Tuesday – as the railway recovers from the strikes.

     

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