East Midlands: East Midlands Railway strike and overtime ban from 1 August 2026
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RMT members at East Midlands Railway are set to strike across the East Midlands on 1, 8 and 15 August 2026 in a dispute over the safety and reliability of the operator’s Class 810 fleet. East Midlands Railway said on 24 July 2026 that the union has also notified action short of strike between the strike days and from 16 August 2026 until further notice, raising the risk of wider cancellations and short-notice changes to passenger rail services.
This alert was originally created on 22 July 2026.
Public Impact
Train
Effective Dates
Updates
Aug 17, 2026
✅ Completed
East Midlands Railway and RMT sources continued to list the strike action for 1, 8 and 15 August 2026 and the overtime ban from 16 August 2026 until further notice, with no credible report that the strike days were canceled or suspended. Because the listed strike dates have now passed as of 17 August 2026, the strike action on those dates should be treated as completed.
Jul 27, 2026
✎ Update
The strike is still going ahead on 1, 8 and 15 August 2026, but East Midlands Railway said on 24 July 2026 that RMT has also notified action short of strike from 2 to 7 August, 9 to 14 August, and from 16 August 2026 until further notice. That adds further disruption beyond the original strike dates.
Organizer
Affected Locations
- East Midlands
Sources
- https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-strike-action-over-safety-at-east-midlands-railway
- https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-07-21/rail-workers-to-strike-in-dispute-over-safety-of-trains
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/17/intercity-rail-summer-cancelled-services-strike-votes
- https://news.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/news/rmt-strike-action-to-affect-emr-services-on-1-8-and-15-august
- https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-strike-action-over-safety-at-east-midlands-railway/
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