How much notice before train strikes ?

deejaybee

Travel date is December 3 +4 -  is it about 2 weeks notice that the unions have to give ?

Dosnt appear to be that many tickets left for my dates, but i dont want to go through all the delay/repay shennanigans again either,  guess will have to wait it out and if there are strikes announced /  or no strikes and tkts sold out, have to go up in car..

luvchocolate

Pretty sure it's 2 weeks. 
The other problem is train cancelled at short notice 

coffee_cake

Yep its two weeks.  There's a consolidated list of all the strike dates here which is updated regularly:
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/industrialaction.aspx

If you are travelling on Avanti West Coast, they'll only release tickets for weekend dates a few days beforehand:
https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables

deejaybee

Thanks both