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Passengers in South London may experience travel disruption as rolling strikes and engineering works are due to take place across the tram and train network next week. The strikes are expected to affect the Croydon Tramlink and the Thameslink and Southeastern train routes. The Unite union has announced that around 60 Croydon Tramlink engineers are planning to go on strike from 24th to 28th March over pay issues. 

The union has also stated that the workers are on office worker contracts despite their technical roles, and although Transport for London (TfL) agreed last year to change the workers’ contracts, it failed to implement this commitment. The workers are reportedly angry that their colleagues on the London Underground, who require the same qualifications and perform the same roles, are paid up to £10,000 more a year. 

Unite’s regional officer Bruce Swann said, “The entire employment situation of these workers is a mess. While TfL might claim this is the fault of historic mistakes, Unite believes it is simply trying to continue to run these services on the cheap at the expense of these workers.” Transport for London has urged Unite to agree on a solution with them. TfL has also stated that a reduced service is expected on the London Trams network for some of the planned strike days. However, bus and Overground services will operate as usual, but they may be busier than usual. 

Over the Easter weekend, engineering work is also expected on Thameslink and Southeastern train routes. On Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Monday on the Sidcup line, trains that usually run between Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not operate, while trains that usually run between Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will only run between Sidcup and Gravesend. 

On Easter Sunday on the Sidcup line, trains that usually run between Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will be diverted to run via Bexleyheath, and trains that usually run on the line between Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will not run. Customers planning to use London Trams services are advised to check before they travel, allow extra time for their journeys, and check the TfL website or the TfL Go app for the latest travel information.

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