Re-scheduling time is approaching

The rail strike(s) now looking even more dangerous.  By law, strikes must be announced two weeks ahead of the day. But can they be extended without warning?  

The current strikes were announced on Tue 7 June, hence they start on Tue 22 June, not Monday 21 June. I have not seen or heard anything about week beginning 28 June so, presumably all will be back to normal then. 

Perhaps they can not or will not announce future strikes until the outcome of the first week of strikes is known i.e. week beginning 28 June.  Key for me then is whether or not anything is announced on 28/29/30 June.

Here's today's strike news: News 15 June

Word is that there'll be no trains at all north of Edinburgh-Glasgow or towards Penzance. 

Services that do run will start 7:30 and terminate 18:30. That's not a problem to me, but no services to Bournemouth or Swansea is a stopper as far as I'm concerned.

The main message is that rural and district lines will be most affected by the action and as 37 of my planned trains are classified as Local, not Express, I should expect them to be cancelled.

I need a fully running timetable from 10 to 23 July or the trip is impossible.  The only other two-week period I have this year to complete this trip in daylight is August 7 to 20 but I won't burn my bridges yet. 

It will probably be wise of me to book my hotels for the August trip in the next few days but not to cancel the original bookings until early July when I make the final decision.  

Great western have sent me a link to request a full refund of the Rail Rover then I can purchase another.

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