Management at East Midlands Railway (EMR) are warning people that they should travel only if “absolutely necessary” over the coming month as weeks of strike action gets underway.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 14 train companies are launching two 48-hour strikes from Tuesday and Friday. UNITE the Union and TSSA Unions are also involved in industrial action.
Trains will only run from 7.30am to 6.30pm on this week’s strike days, although many parts of the country will have no services, including most of Scotland and Wales.
