Rail strikes have continued into 2023 as industrial action will continue to impact trains across the country all week. 

However, trains through Brentford will continue to run as the London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside line is still in operation this week.

Strikes begin from Tuesday 3rd January and will continue to severely impact all South Western Railway services until Saturday 7th January. 

A statement on the SWR website said: "The RMT has notified us of national strike action on Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 January. ASLEF has also notified us of national strike action on Thursday 5. 

"There will be a severely reduced service from around 0715 to 1830 only with large parts of our network closed. 

"There will be no service on The Island Line on Thursday 5 January due to the ASLEF strike. On all other days a standard timetable will operate where possible, but services may be affected by strike action on the mainland. 

"On Sunday 8 January services will start from around 0730, followed by a standard Sunday service across our network. Please check before you travel using journey planners, close to the time of travel." 

The RMT Union, the UK's largest railway union, has 40,000 members striking this week and has four in every five trains across the country cancelled. 

Train strikes have been heavily impacting travel across Britain for the last month due to the dispute between RMT and Network Rail over pay and working conditions for workers.