A tiny number of train services will be passing through Manchester today while train drivers walk out over pay. Members of the train drivers' union Aslef are on strike for 24 hours on November 26 in the latest walk-out during a long-running dispute, with drivers on picket lines outside Victoria and Piccadilly stations.
Members working for Northern, Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express are among train drivers at 12 rail operators who are on strike today. It follows four previous days of strike action from Aslef on July 30, August 13, October 1 and October 5.
No services are being run by Northern or Avanti West Coast at all throughout the day while strike action takes place, while TransPennine Express is running just nine services across its network, including seven in Manchester. They include four services in both directions between Manchester Piccadilly and York, and three between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street.
