Strikes are based on crews booking on times. No one is expected to go home at midnight, having booked on the day before a strike day, and any member of staff taking such action individually could be disciplined, as their shift is not affected by a strike, and they have not been instructed by their union to take such action.No doubt there will be early morning and late night cancellations either side of those dates, example I wouldn't now expect the 2317 Blackpool North > Manchester to run as it would encroach on a strike day, and there will be plenty of late evening trains covering some distance (so starting mid-evening) that end after midnight cancelled too, or cut short?
Whether or not a TOC takes a decision to cancel a late train as units may end up in the wrong place is their decision. I do expect some disruption to early trains on the days following strikes as signallers on night shifts, say working 10pm to 8am will not have booked on the previous night though.
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