THERE will be no trains on Tuesday if strike action goes ahead.

Trade union members employed by Network Rail have voted in favour of taking industrial action with a 24-hour protest from 5pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

Southern Railway said its trains and Gatwick Express trains will only be able to operate an extremely limited service on Monday and no service at all on Tuesday.

The company has urged people to avoid travelling on these days.

It said on Monday there will be four trains an hour between Brighton and London Victoria calling at Haywards Heath, Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon, and two trains per hour between Three Bridges and London Victoria calling at Gatwick Airport and East Croydon. There will be four trains an hour between East Croydon and London Victoria.

Early morning trains may be disrupted on Wednesday but the company hopes to have a full weekday service operating.

Season ticket holders can get compensation visit southernrailway.com/compensation.