Millions of people in the UK face travel disruption this bank holiday weekend with likely significant disruption on the rail network on CrossCountry routes from Aberdeen to Cornwall due to a strike by the RMT union over pay, safety and staffing.
The RAC has also warned roads will be busy on Friday, with three million getaway journeys planned, and particularly heavy traffic on the M5 between Bristol and Devon.
Network Rail has also advised all passengers to check their journeys before travelling due to strikes and rail works.
There will be no CrossCountry services, external on Saturday, meaning there will be no direct trains connecting Birmingham to Leicester, Derby or Nottingham.
On Sunday, although industrial action is not taking place, alterations and cancellations are to be expected. On Monday, there will be a strike, but there will be limited services on all Cross Country lines between 08:00 BST and 18:00.
Trains between Birmingham, Reading and the South Coast will not run, as well as services between Leicester, Cambridge and Stansted airport.
There will only be a very limited service to the south west and north of York.
Meanwhile, on the East Coast Main Line, LNER will have no direct trains to London King’s Cross on Sunday, external, with engineering projects taking place on other routes too, including bus replacement between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
In the West Midlands, buses will replace trains on some routes from Birmingham New Street due to planned engineering works, external.