The UK is facing yet more travel chaos in a summer of disruption this weekend, with a train strike set to leave parts of the country entirely cut off.

Saturday’s walkout comes after previous strikes in June and July crippled the rail network, and will be followed by more industrial action next week.

Here’s everything you need to know about how the strike will affect the Tube and other Transport for London (TfL) services this weekend.

The walkout on Saturday 13 August is being organised by the Aslef union, and includes train drivers from these rail companies:

The strike is set to significantly disrupt rail services across the country, with many lines not running at all, while other other companies’ services are expected to be extremely busy due to fewer trains running.

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Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said: “We don’t want to inconvenience passengers – our friends and families use public transport, too – and we don’t want to lose money by going on strike but we’ve been forced into this position by the companies, who say they have been driven to this by the Tory Government.

“Many of our members – who were the men and women who moved key workers and goods around the country during the pandemic – have not had a pay rise since 2019.

“It’s not unreasonable to ask your employer to make sure you’re not worse off for three years in a row, especially as the train companies are doing very nicely, thank you, out of Britain’s railways – with handsome profits, dividends for shareholders, and big salaries for managers – and train drivers don’t want to work longer for less.”

The most obvious effect of the rail strike is that trains will be severely disrupted, with TfL advising that many routes in and out of London having minimal or no services.

No service is expected on the London Overground or Night Overground, with trains only running as normal from around midday on Sunday 14 August.

The London Underground is expected to be running as normal throughout the weekend, including the new Elizabeth Line, but is expected to be busier than normal.

However, there are planned engineering works unrelated to the strikes which will affect the District Line between Tower Hill and Upminster, and the whole of the Hammersmith & City Line.

The TfL bus network is not expected to be affected by the strikes, although these routes could be busier as rail travellers seek alternatives.

Andy Lord, TfL’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “Planned strike action on the London Overground this weekend will mean disruption for our customers.

“With no service expected on the entire London Overground network and reduced services on a number of other national rail routes, I advise all customers to check before they travel and use alternative routes to complete their journeys.”

Workers on the London Underground are set to stage a 24-hour strike on Friday 19 August.

The RMT union said the walkout has been prompted by TfL’s “refusal” to share details of a draft government proposal for funding the transport system. It said it is giving TfL until 2 August to give assurances on jobs, pensions and working conditions.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members will once again take to picket lines in this important dispute over pensions, jobs and conditions.

“They have been messed around by TfL and Mayor Sadiq Khan. And to add insult to injury, they have not seen the detail of this funding letter from government.

“Unless there can be assurances made about jobs, pensions and detrimental changes to working conditions, then our strike on 19 August will go ahead.”

Bus drivers, who are members of the Unite union and employees of London United, are also set to strike on Friday 19 August and Saturday 20 August.

The strike will include workers based at Fulwell, Hounslow, Hounslow Heath, Park Royal, Shepherd’s Bush, Stamford Brook, and Tolworth depots.

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