Getty imagesMillions of people in the UK face disintegration on this bank holiday weekend, struggling with busy roads, a rail strike and engineering work.
The strike by the RMT Union on salary, security and staffing is expected to cause significant disruption on the rail network on crosscontory routes from Aberdeen to Cornwal.
The RAC has also warned that the roads will be busy on Friday, with a three -million escape journey plan, and especially there is heavy traffic on M5 between Bristol and Devon.
The weather is mostly dried in the three -day weekend, in which a large crowd is expected on festivals across the country.
London’s noting is expected to concentrate in events including noting Hill Carnival, The Reading and Leads Festival, The Emerge Festival in Belfast, The Edinburge Fringe Closing Weekend, Creamfields Festival in Cheshire and Women’s Ragby World Cup opener in Sunderland.
Monday is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, making the last long weekend before Christmas for those areas.
Will there be a delay in rail?
Network Rail has advised all passengers to check their journey before traveling due to strike and rail functions.
There No crosscaunt service On Saturday, which means that there will be no direct trains connecting Birmingham to lecester, darby or notingham.
On Sunday, although industrial action is not being taken, changes and cancellations are expected 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 will not run between Birmingham, Reading and The South Coast, as well as services between Lessaster, Cambridge and Stanstad Airport.
Only southwest and north of York will be a very limited service.
Meanwhile, on the East Coast Main Line, Lner will not have a direct train for London Kings Cross on SundayAlong with engineering projects on other routes too, including just replacement between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
In West Midlands, buses will replace trains on some routes from Birmingham New Street as Employed engineering construction work,
How are the roads looking?
RAC said some 17.6 million holiday trips will be made by car across the UK between Bank Holidays on Friday and Monday.
It says that the busy time to drive will be on Friday 10:00 and 19:00, Saturday on Saturday 09:00 and 17:00 between Saturday and 11:00 and 18:00.
Transport analytics firm Inrich says that the M5 between Bristol and Devon will probably take up traffic brunt, Bristol is likely to look at some of the worst delays with a stretch from J15 to J23 in the north of J15 to J23.
The M20 at Kent can face the hold-up on Friday afternoon, which can be from J7 to J7 near Maidstone and J5 from J5 to Aylesford Eastbound in Swanley in J1.
“We are expecting major roads for airports and coastal sites, especially in the south-east and south-west regions, which take the brunt of most holiday hold-ups,” said Nick Mulnder, RAC’s mobile servicing and repair team leader.
“Any person planning the routes through these areas should set as soon as possible or be ready to spend longer in traffic.”
What will the weather be like?
On Saturday, Western England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland will see the Sunny Mantra in the afternoon, but also a chance of shovers. There will also be some Sunny Mantras in Scotland.
Sunday will mainly dry with sunlight mantras and some areas of clouds, as well as with the possibility of light shower in the north.
The Central and Southern England will be the hottest locations in the weekend, with the prediction of the temperature being between 23 and 25C.
Bank holiday will be a large -scale dry and hot day with a lot of sunlight on Monday. In the evening, rain will run in Northern Ireland.
