New rail strike date announced in summer of disruption to train passengers

The RMT union will stage another 24-hour walkout on Wednesday, July 27 - after three separate days of action last month - over pay, conditions and maintenance work cuts have not been resolved

Rail passengers will be more affected on July 27 (

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Rail passengers will be hit by a new strike after the announcement of a new massive walkout for Wednesday July 27.

The RMT union's 24-hour work stoppage over wages, conditions and job cuts - after a three-day strike last month - came as bosses rejected a 'miserable' offer from 4% salary increase.

It will apply to 14 train operating companies plus Network Rail, crippling services the length of the country.

Companies affected by the RMT walkout will be Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Thameslink, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway, c2c, Great Western Railway, Northern Trains, South Eastern, South Western Railway, Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast and West Midlands trains.

It will start at 2:00 a.m. on July 27 in Network Rail and at 0:01 a.m. on July 27 in all 14 rail companies. Each action will last 24 hours.

Separately, further strike dates may be announced tomorrow by Aslef after train drivers from that union also backed the industrial action.

The RMT union's 24-hour work stoppage - on top of last month's three days of action - came as bosses rejected a 'miserable' 4% pay rise offer

The Aslef executive will meet on Thursday after drivers from eight companies - Chiltern, LNER, Northern, TransPennine Express, Arriva Rail London, Great Western, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains - approved a walkout.

RMT will consult with other unions that supported the strike in the coming days.

As of last month, Govia Thameslink Railway has been added to the strike on July 27. Last time, the RMT members of this company only voted for non-strike action, but they were revoted.

The announcement came after RMT talks over wages, terms and maintenance job cuts remained in abeyance. RMT executives rejected a new offer from Network Rail which they described as "derisory". This was a 4% salary increase retroactive to January, an additional 2% next year and an additional 2% on the condition of reaching "modernization milestones".

The RMT said he had not yet received a salary...